Ladies Almanack - showing their Signs and their Tides; their Moons and their Changes; the Seasons as it is with them; their Eclipses and Equinoxes; as well as a full Record of diurnal and nocturnal Distempers.
by BARNES, Djuna (writing as A Lady of Fashion)
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Printed for the author by Darantière and sold by Edward W. Titus, Paris., 1928. First edition. Royal octavo. 85 pages. Pictorial wrappers. Numerous black and white drawings, some full-page, by the author in medieval style. Out of a total edition of 1050 this is one of 1000 copies on Alfa paper. Pages unopened.Head and tail of spine slightly scuffed. Near fine.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BARNESDJ016167
- Title
- Ladies Almanack - showing their Signs and their Tides; their Moons and their Changes; the Seasons as it is with them; their Eclipses and Equinoxes; as well as a full Record of diurnal and nocturnal Distempers.
- Author
- BARNES, Djuna (writing as A Lady of Fashion)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Printed for the author by Darantière and sold by Edward W. Titus, Paris.
- Date Published
- 1928
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- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...