Letters to Florence Farr. Edited By Clifford Bax
by Farr, Florence & Bernard Shaw & W.B. Yeats
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Home & Van Thal Ltd., 1946. Not much more can be said about Yeats and Shaw; but the fascinating actress/feminist Florence Farr (1860-1917) is less-known today. Among other attributes, she was a Muse for Yeats and the first actress to perform Ibsen in England. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First English Edition, which followed a Limited issue by the Cuala press. Not a common title. Edited by the dramatist Clifford Bax (1886-1962). Green cloth binding with titling in gilt on the front cover. Clean text; x, 67 pages. Slight rub to the lower spine, else a Fine copy, The white dustwrapper with green titling is complete and unclipped; surface soiling and a small closed tear. In an archival plastic protector.. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005287
- Title
- Letters to Florence Farr. Edited By Clifford Bax
- Author
- Farr, Florence & Bernard Shaw & W.B. Yeats
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Publisher
- Home & Van Thal Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Irish Authors);
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- 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....
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