The Oxford Book of English Prose
by Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur (ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good, 1st thus (previous version 1925), missing d/j, blue boards (some bumping), gilt impressed ruling and titling (bright, fade
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1927. 1st thus. hardback. Good, 1st thus (previous version 1925), missing d/j, blue boards (some bumping), gilt impressed ruling and titling (bright, faded on spine); text block firm, pages (all gilt edged, india paper, silk place marker) unmarked and crisp. Donors' inscription on ffep.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). Quiller-Couch's anthology of prose from the early middle ages to Rupert Brooke
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC93845
- Title
- The Oxford Book of English Prose
- Author
- Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, 1st thus (previous version 1925), missing d/j, blue boards (some bumping), gilt impressed ruling and titling (bright, fade
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford at the Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Pages
- 1092
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- anthology, Oxford, prose, Quiller-Couch, Brooke, Locke, Shaw, Trollope, Conrad, Scott
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_\"\" x 4\"\")
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- 1st Thus
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- Gilt
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- FFEP
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...