O Lovely England
by de la Mare, Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, missing d/j, green clothbound boards clean, gilt spine titling bright, text block firm, pages unmarked;
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1953. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, missing d/j, green clothbound boards clean, gilt spine titling bright, text block firm, pages unmarked; endpapers singicantly tanned; donor's extended inscription on ffep, two other owners on pastedown.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). de la Mare's final collection of poetry - published when he was 80 years old. He would die just three years later. Contains 69 poems, many having first appeared in periodicals, but with some appearing in print for the first time.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC84053
- Title
- O Lovely England
- Author
- de la Mare, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, missing d/j, green clothbound boards clean, gilt spine titling bright, text block firm, pages unmarked;
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Pages
- 80
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, poetry, de la Mare, Georgian Poets
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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