THE PRINCESS SOPHIA.
by BENSON, E.F. (Edward Frederic), 1867-1940 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : William Heinemann, 1900. First edition. Benson in the Balkans - a princess addicted to gambling, a rascally husband, a scheming prime-minister, and a son expelled from Eton - "We do not think Mr. Benson has written a more entertaining book" (Manchester Courier, 18th April 1900) - "He does it with marvellous cleverness and in fine literary style" (The Field, 21st April 1900). Crown 8vo (20cm). [x],308 + 16pp advertisements. Original decorative sand cloth, blocked and lettered in black and red; a few faint marks; mild tanning of endpapers; just a touch shaken, but otherwise a very good and much better than average copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46010
- Title
- THE PRINCESS SOPHIA.
- Author
- BENSON, E.F. (Edward Frederic), 1867-1940 :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : William Heinemann, 1900.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Ash Rare Books
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London
About Ash Rare Books
Ash Rare Books. Founded in 1946 and long one of London's more interesting small book businesses. Owned and run by Laurence Worms, former President of the ABA.
Glossary
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- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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