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The Death of a God
by Osbert Sitwell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., 1949. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A collection of short stories by Osbert Sitwell. The first edition of this work. With original unclipped dustwrapper. Death of a God comprises of nineteen stories such as those from his 1940 collection 'Open The Door' as well as 'Staggered Holidays' a never before published work. The title also contains 'A Place of One's Own', a very popular work which became a successful film. Osbert Sitwell was an English writer who devoted his life to art and literature. In original full cloth binding and held in original dustwrapper. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Small amount of rubbing to the extremities. Dustwrapper is generally smart with chipping to the head and tail of spine and extremities. Wrap is somewhat sunned with marks to the rear wrap. Minor chipping to the flyleaves. Closed tear at bottom of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD13-C-2
- Title
- The Death of a God
- Author
- Osbert Sitwell
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- osbert sitwell open the door death of a god staggered holidays open the door
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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