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A Last Sheaf
by Denton Welch
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Lehmann, 1951. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart first edition of this posthumous work from the writer and painter Denton Welch, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with nine paintings over seven plates. Collated complete. A collection assembled by Welch's partner, Eric Oliver, consisting of five stories appearing for the first time, four previously published stories, and two stories published in full for the first time, as well as sixty-seven poems. Written and illustrated by Maurice Denton Welch, a British writer and painter admired for his vivid prose and precise descriptions. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear and light rubbing to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear and minor chipping to the extremities. The odd small closed tear. Minor sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 902T29
- Title
- A Last Sheaf
- Author
- Denton Welch
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lehmann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Last Sheaf Welch Sheaf
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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