The Infernal Machine - VERY RARE
by Jean Cocteau
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Oxford, 1936, 1936 Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. Cocteau's reworking of Oedipus, in an English translation by Carl Wildman. Very rare to find this in such a splendid jacket, although the spine is sunned. Very collectable. Near Fine takes into account the age of this book. 0.0 0.0 0.0. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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- Bookseller
- the booksniffer (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001779
- Title
- The Infernal Machine - VERY RARE
- Author
- Jean Cocteau
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Publisher
- London: Oxford, 1936
- Date Published
- 1936
Terms of Sale
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All goods returnable without question
About the Seller
the booksniffer
Biblio member since 2005
Lewes, East Sussex
About the booksniffer
Modern First Editions, signed where possible, adult and young adult, illustrated books, Antiquarian. And, apart from the book selling, I am a writer and painter. Look at my stuff online at peterkettle.com and buy my prize winning novel, The Driftwood Giraffe on kindle.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
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