The Holy Places
by Waugh, Evelyn
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine /Very Good
- Seller
-
Garrison, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Queen Anne Press. Advance review copy. One of 950 first edition copies in gilt stamped red buckram (unnumbered and unsigned). DJ in archival cover, rear chip, age toning on edges. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1953.
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Details
- Seller
- J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000849
- Title
- The Holy Places
- Author
- Waugh, Evelyn
- Illustrator
- Reynolds Stone
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Queen Anne Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
Terms of Sale
J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
Payment can be made by credit card, checks made out to J Mercurio Books, or PayPal. Shipment usually occurs within two business days, unless customer requests that we hold or ship on a different day. If a book or set is oversized, we may contact the customer for additional shipping to ensure proper transport.
About the Seller
J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
Biblio member since 2019
Garrison, New York
About J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
We are a 50 year old, third generation antiquarian bookshop nestled in the bucolic Hudson Highlands of New York's historic Hudson Valley, less than a mile from a transverse of the Appalachian Trail. While we have strong first edition literature and poetry collections, we specialize in New York, history, and Americana. We are a proud member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA).
Glossary
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- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Advance Review Copy
- Advance Review Copy, a specially printed copy of the book, generally paperback, which has been produced and distributed by the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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