Great Morning
by Osbert Sitwell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co., 1948. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 9" by 6" . John Piper. Third volume in Osbert Sitwell's famous autobiography, a bright first edition, first impression. First edition of this autobiographical volume by Osbert Sitwell, volume three of his extensive autobiography Left Hand, Right Hand! complete in five, concerning an enjoyable period of his life, from the age of eighteen to the years leading to the World War I.Complete with price clipped dust wrapper. Featuring black and white full page plates reproduced by John Piper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine with minor mark to front board. Dust wrapper generally smart, price clipped with some age toning particularly to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 824A41
- Title
- Great Morning
- Author
- Osbert Sitwell
- Illustrator
- John Piper
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- left hand right hand osbert sitwell autobiography osbert sitwell
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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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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- Spine
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
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