Last Leave
by MacArthur, Bessie J.B
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Oliver and Boyd, 1943. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 12 pages. Collection of 7 poems altogether, with the common theme of death in battle. Presentation copy, signed ('Bessie') and inscribed by MacArthur in blue ink opposite title page; with holograph dates for each poem and for the dedication (in black ink) throughout. A very good copy with sunning and slight rubbing to wrappers; slight internal browning to edges.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L041915
- Title
- Last Leave
- Author
- MacArthur, Bessie J.B
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oliver and Boyd
- Date Published
- 1943
- Keywords
- MacArthur, Bessie J.B. English Literature 20th Century English Poetry World War II Signed Inscribed, , , , , , ,
Terms of Sale
Arundel Books of Seattle
7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). We pack carefully.
About the Seller
Arundel Books of Seattle
Biblio member since 2005
Seattle, Washington
About Arundel Books of Seattle
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Glossary
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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