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OUT OF THE WEST LAND
by DICKSON LOVAT
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Leicester, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Collins, 1944. First Edition. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Sumptuously re-bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full red morocco with 5 raised bands and gilt lettering to the spine. A fine copy. Inscribed by the Author to: "Margaret Storm Jameson/ with the author's affection/ Lovat Dickson/ Sept 5/ 1940". Margaret Storm Jameson was an English journalist and author, known for her novels and reviews. The American historian, Henry Steele Commager described her as ''one of the most distinguished novelists writing in the English language. Lovat Dickson was a notable publisher and writer, the first Canadian to have a major publishing role in Britain.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490715816
- Title
- OUT OF THE WEST LAND
- Author
- DICKSON LOVAT
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1944
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio member since 2006
Leicester
About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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