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Kipps (Library of Classics)
by Wells, H. G
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Poor
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Collins, London, No date. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Poor. (4) 5-380 pages (2), introduction by Edward Shanks . Illustrated endpapers, showing a male and female mermaid blowing water through a horn. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece, of H. G. Wells . Maroon coloured cloth boards with self embossed illustration on the front panel and gilt titles to the backstrip. Purple coloured tint to the top text block edge. Minor rubbing to the backstrip edges and book corners. Faint browning and foxing to the text block edges and light age toning of the internal text. A previous owner has placed the date "24-7-59" to the top edge of the verso of the frontispiece. Plain text dustwrapper with blue background and black titles to the front panel and backstrip. Chipping to the top dustwrapper corners and to the top backstrip edges. The lower 1.5 " of the backstrip is missing. There is a triangular piece missing from the lower right-hand corner of the front panel and a small piece missing to the front spine gutter, near the top. Browning, rubbing and various marks to the dustwrapper panels. A novel by one of the British literary giants of the 19th and 20th centuries -- H. G. Wells. Part of the Library of Classics series. Size: 16mo - up to 6 ¾" tall - Sextodecimo. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Classics; Inventory No: 0111024. .
Synopsis
Orphaned at an early age, Artie Kipps is stunned to discover upon reading a newspaper that he is the grandson of a wealthy gentleman—and the inheritor of his fortune. Thrown dramatically into the upper classes, he struggles to learn the etiquette and rules of polite society. But, as he soon discovers, becoming a "true gentleman" is neither as easy nor as desirable as it first appears. Kipps is a hilarious tale of one man’s struggle for selfimprovement and a witty satire of pretension. Features a newly established text, biographical essay on Wells, suggestions for further reading, and detailed notes
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0111024
- Title
- Kipps (Library of Classics)
- Author
- Wells, H. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- No date
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Novel, English, Library of Classics -- Collins -- Series Literature & Literary; Classics; Unbranded Wells, H. G. Kipps (Library of Classics)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Reprint
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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