Penfriends from Porlock
by A. N. Wilson
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1988. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6". None. A first edition of A. N. Wilson's collection of biographical writing. Ranging from Tolstoy to Henry James, Philip Larkin to Iris Murdoch, Wilson's anthology provides shrewd insights into the lives of many famous names. A. N. Wilson is best known for his much-acclaimed biographies on Tolstoy, Jesus and C. S. Lewis. In a cloth binding in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. One very minor handling mark to the boards. Dustwrapper is lovely with very slight handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD8-B-1
- Title
- Penfriends from Porlock
- Author
- A. N. Wilson
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- a n wilson biographer tolstoy henry james biographer c s lewis
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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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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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