Grace before Ploughing: Fragments of Autobiography
by Masefield, John
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Near fine, 1st edition, missing d/j, black boards pristine, gilt spine titling bright, text block firm, pages unmarked and crisp
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About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1966. 1st. hardback. Near fine, 1st edition, missing d/j, black boards pristine, gilt spine titling bright, text block firm, pages unmarked and crisp; endpapers somewhat tanned with v occasional foxing on edges.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Written the year before his death and subtitled 'Fragments of Autobiography', the book contains memories of Masefield's early years in Herefordshire, as well as some other key moments of his life.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132015
- Title
- Grace before Ploughing: Fragments of Autobiography
- Author
- Masefield, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, 1st edition, missing d/j, black boards pristine, gilt spine titling bright, text block firm, pages unmarked and crisp
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Pages
- 90
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, autobiography, memoir, Masefield, Poet Laureate
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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