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Memories
by John Galsworthy
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Willian Heinemann Ltd, 1929 . Hardback. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". Maud Earl. A lovely short story about a family dog's life in memoriam with heart warming illustrations. Reprinted edition with illustrations of Memories by John Galsworthy. With illustrations by Maud Earl.The short story was created in memoriam of Galsworthy's dog, Chris, and shares their adventures together throughout his life. Accompanied by beautiful illustrations, this story is both heart warming and heart wrenching for any reader who has experienced the joy of canine companionship.John Galsworthy was an English playwright and novelist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932.Includes 22 illustrations throughout the text, with 5 colour plates. Collated, complete. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, very smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The boards are slightly worn and the front board has a slight tide mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with occasional spotting. Tissue guards to coloured plates are present and in tact, except there is no tissue guard to the colour plate facing page 65. The illustration is also detached from the plate. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 825W23
- Title
- Memories
- Author
- John Galsworthy
- Illustrator
- Maud Earl
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Willian Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 11" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- Early edition Illustrations John Galsworthy Maud Earl Illustrations
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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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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- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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