The Plays of John Galsworthy (SIGNED)
by Galsworthy, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good, no d/j, green boards (some bumping and rubbing), gilt spine titling a little faded); text block reasonably firm, handmade
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Duckworth, n.d. (1929). limited. hardback. Good, no d/j, green boards (some bumping and rubbing), gilt spine titling a little faded); text block reasonably firm, handmade papers, untrimmed and unmarked; top edge gilt. Tanning on endpapers from boards. Numbered 133 out of 1250, signed.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Between 1906 and 1933, John Galsworthy wrote 18 plays, in parallel with his famous Forsyte Saga. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932 but was too ill to receive it in person. He would die a month after the ceremony in 1933.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132332
- Title
- The Plays of John Galsworthy (SIGNED)
- Author
- Galsworthy, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, no d/j, green boards (some bumping and rubbing), gilt spine titling a little faded); text block reasonably firm, handmade
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- limited
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Duckworth
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- n.d. (1929)
- Pages
- 1150
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, limited, numbered, drama, signed, Galsworthy, Nobel
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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