The Greatest Book in the World, and Other Papers. [Shakespeare and the "Old Vic"; A Royal Book-Collector; London in the Eighteen-Eighties; Sporting-Books; Skinner Street News; Change Cars at Paoli; A "Divine" and His Works; The Last of His Race; etc
by Newton, A. Edward (Alfred Edward), 1864-1940. [photos, R. B. Fleming, Henry Troth, T. Edward Ross]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Stockbridge, Georgia, United States
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Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1925., 1925. Very Good. 1st trade edition, 4th impression ; [so-called 4th edition] ; xvii, 451 pp. ; illustrated, (some in color), facsimiles, portraits ; 21 cm. ; LCCN: 25-17139 ; LC: PS3527.E917; Dewey: 081 ; OCLC: 773877 ; An Atlantic Monthly Press publication ; beige and brown cloth with pasted paper label on spine ; no dustjacket ; Contents: The greatest book in the world -- The ghosts of Gough Square --Shakespeare and the "Old Vic" -- Dialogue between father and son -- Change cars at Paoli -- A royal book-coll ector -- A "divine" and his works -- London in the eighteen-eighties -- Are comparisons odious? -- Colored-plate books -- Sporting-books -- Skinner Street news -- The greatest little book in the world -- The last of his race. ; previous owner's statement in front ep ; a spot on back ep ; top edge gilt ; slight wear, else VG
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- Joseph Valles - Books (US)
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- 4481
- Title
- The Greatest Book in the World, and Other Papers. [Shakespeare and the "Old Vic"; A Royal Book-Collector; London in the Eighteen-Eighties; Sporting-Books; Skinner Street News; Change Cars at Paoli; A "Divine" and His Works; The Last of His Race; etc
- Author
- Newton, A. Edward (Alfred Edward), 1864-1940. [photos, R. B. Fleming, Henry Troth, T. Edward Ross]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1925.
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- books collecting gutenberg bible incunabula matthew bibles geneva bindings publishers rasselas dictionaries dr johnson westminster abbey william gilbert richard d'oyly carte arthur sullivan lincoln shelley penn london lumley sterne henry ellen terry Alken
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