The Linhay on the Downs
by Henry Williamson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Elkin Mathews and Marrot, 1929. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8" by 6". None. A limited first edition of this short story by Henry Williamson. Number 473 of 500 copies initialled by the author. In paper covered boards in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart with just some minor shelfwear and foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper generally smart with some light chipping and a close tear to spine measuring 1 inch. Spine sunned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN33-E-6
- Title
- The Linhay on the Downs
- Author
- Henry Williamson
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Elkin Mathews and Marrot
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 8" by 6"
- Keywords
- Henry Williamson Novel Signed Novel
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...