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Hannibal's Footsteps
by Bernard Levin
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1985. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 10" by 7". None. A lovely first edition of Bernard Levin's charming travel work, the author's presentation copy to the publisher Tom Maschler. The first edition of this work. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. Author's presentation copy, signed by the author to the title page, 'For Tom, Who is a slave-driver, but whose slave-driving, by some extraordinary chance, always turns out to be driving the slave in the right direction. With much esteem and even more affection, Bernard'. Tom Maschler"s bookplate to the verso to the front endpaper. Maschler is a publisher who worked for Jonathan Cape, who discovered and published authors including Ian McEwan and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. 'Hannibal's Footsteps' is a travel work through Europe, in-depth and rich in description. Illustrated with eighteen pages of colour plates. Written by Bernard Levin, an English journalist, typically considered to be the most famous journalist of his day. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper is fine with only a very small amount of wear. Bookplate to the verso to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Author's inscription to the title page. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 710P10
- Title
- Hannibal's Footsteps
- Author
- Bernard Levin
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 10" by 7"
- Keywords
- bernard levin Hannibal's Footsteps travel tom maschler Hannibal's Footsteps aigues-mortes hannibal
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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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