A HISTORY OF VALENTINES
by LEE, RUTH WEBB
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- G+/G +
- Seller
-
Skreen, Sligo, Ireland
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About This Item
London: Batsford, 1953. Book. G+. Cloth. First Edition.. 239pp; Profusely illustrated; A History of the celebration of St. Valentine's Day with illustrated examples of the card from the earliest handmade variety to those in circulation in the 1950's; Minor spotting to covers slight chipping to d/w at head and tail of spine else very fresh and bright; Size: 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Weathered Stone Books (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001599
- Title
- A HISTORY OF VALENTINES
- Author
- LEE, RUTH WEBB
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G+
- Jacket Condition
- G +
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Batsford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- VALENTINES DAY; CARDS; FESTIVALS;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Weathered Stone Books
Biblio member since 2018
Skreen, Sligo
About Weathered Stone Books
In operation since 1982 as The Winding Stair Bookshop, Dublin until 2005. Then in USA as Wandering Star Books an online bookseller also conducting appraisals for private collectors and institutions. Now back in Ireland and living in beautiful Sligo with views of the Atlantic and selling online.
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- Chipping
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.