A Meeting By the River
by Christopher Isherwood
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Methuen and Co , 1967 . First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". None . A powerful story of love, rejection, and religious vows. The first edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. This novel focuses on psychological struggles within family relationships. Isherwood explores ideas surrounding religious acceptance and the extent to which this impacts relationships. The story takes place over a large geographical area reflecting the tension within the two protagonists' relationship. In the original publisher's binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart. Marginal age toning to the flyleaf. Spotting to the reverse of the dust wrapper. The boards are bright and clean. Spotting to the text block. Internally firmly bound. Offsetting to the endpapers. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 881V5
- Title
- A Meeting By the River
- Author
- Christopher Isherwood
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Modern Fiction Christopher Isherwood Fiction
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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- 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...
- Fine
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....