The New Gulliver and Other Stories
by Barry Pain
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: T. Werner Laurie, Ltd, c1913. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A smart first edition of this collection of short stories from English writer Barry Pain. First edition. A collection of fantasy and science fiction short stories, including: In a London Garden, Zero, When I Was King, The Piano-Tuner, and The Pearls and The Swine. Written by Barry Eric Odell Pain, an English journalist, poet, humorist and writer. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 901T82
- Title
- The New Gulliver and Other Stories
- Author
- Barry Pain
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Werner Laurie, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1913
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- New Gulliver Stories Pain Gulliver
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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