Lars Porsena or the Future of Swearing and Improper Language
by Robert Graves
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. A very solid copy of the 1927 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (faint, small former owner name and date at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with light soiling to the front panel and one very small, neat cut the shape of a diamond along the foot of the spine. 16mo, 94 pgs. plus an entertaining glossary of books published by Kegan Paul as part of their "To-Day and To-Morrow" series.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20367
- Title
- Lars Porsena or the Future of Swearing and Improper Language
- Author
- Robert Graves
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- rare literature, rare etiquette, rare Robert Graves, rare linguistics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....