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The Perpetual Pessimist. An Everlasting Calendar of Gloom and Almanac of Woe Complete with Reference Section Incorporating the Pessimist's Anthology of Old Wives Tales. Decorations by John Glashan
by SAGGITARIUS and GEORGE, Daniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson, 1963.. First edition. 8vo. 128 pp. Publisher's purple cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, inscribed by George on the first free endpaper "For Jean from Daniel (of whom she has almost made an optimist with love". A handful of black and white illustrations. A little light wear to the edges of the jacket, spotting to the verso of the jacket barely affecting its outer appearance, very good overall.
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- Bookseller
- Bow Windows Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37352
- Title
- The Perpetual Pessimist. An Everlasting Calendar of Gloom and Almanac of Woe Complete with Reference Section Incorporating the Pessimist's Anthology of Old Wives Tales. Decorations by John Glashan
- Author
- SAGGITARIUS and GEORGE, Daniel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Hutchinson
- Date Published
- 1963.
- Keywords
- General
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Bow Windows Bookshop
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About the Seller
Bow Windows Bookshop
Biblio member since 2006
Lewes, East Sussex
About Bow Windows Bookshop
Bow Windows Bookshop has a large general stock of old and fine books and maps. Owned in partnership by Ric Latham and Jonathan Menezes, we buy and sell all manner of titles from early leatherbound volumes to modern first editions. We exhibit at bookfairs in the UK and North America and issue regular printed catalogues. Located in the beautiful county town of Lewes in the south-east of England, we are open six days a week. All our books are described as accurately as possible and we abide by the Code of Good Practice of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association
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- Inscribed
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Verso
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