The Greatest Book in the World, and Other Papers
by Newton, A. Edward
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
- Seller
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Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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About This Item
[4], xvii, 451, [5] pages.
Dust-wrapper in very poor condition, age-toned, torn and chipped with significant loss. Corners to boards bumped with very minor loss otherwise very good condition. Colour frontispiece. Profusely illustrated throughout. Very light mark to lower top board. Internally very good, clean and unmarked, with a clear bold inscription.
"I have a feeling that my best work is in this book. A Edward Newton".
Undated inscription by the author, Alfred Edward Newton (1864–1940) American author publisher and book collector, to the front-free end-paper.
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-collector; 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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Atkins (ES)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0214
- Title
- The Greatest Book in the World, and Other Papers
- Author
- Newton, A. Edward
- Format/Binding
- Quarter cloth (brown) with paper covered boards and dust-wrapper. Printed paper title label on spine. Top edge gilt.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First impression of the trade edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- , Little Brown and Company (An Atlantic Monthly Press Publication)
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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