Modern First Editions: Points and Values (Third Series)
by FABES, Gilbert H
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: W. and G. Foyle Limited, 1932. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. xxvii, 100pp. Near fine. Wonderfully tight and handsome first edition of the third and final volume of this trilogy, handsomely printed on superb heavy stock and with colophon limited to 750 numbered copies (this #375) signed by Fabes. Nice eclectic assortment of English fiction and poetry of the period with still-useful identifying points and Depression-era prices. A lovely copy.
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43637
- Title
- Modern First Editions: Points and Values (Third Series)
- Author
- FABES, Gilbert H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- W. and G. Foyle Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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