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In a Province.
by VAN DER POST, Laurens
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press,, 1934. First edition, first impression, in a bright example of the Anthony Butts jacket, of this scarce Hogarth Press novel, the debut of Woolf's friend Laurens van der Post. Of the 1,250 copies printed, Woolmer states that 300 were pulped. Octavo. Original green cloth, spine lettered in black. With dust jacket designed by Anthony Butts. Some very mild mottling to cloth and a trivial rubbing, a few stain marks to lower edge of pages, a very good copy with the dust jacket bright, small damp stain to foot of spine, and a little light tissue restoration to the ends and corners. Woolmer 353.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140892
- Title
- In a Province.
- Author
- VAN DER POST, Laurens
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press,
- Date Published
- 1934
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
All major credit cards are accepted. Both UK pounds and US dollars (exchange rate to be agreed) accepted. Books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for any reason, please notify first of returned goods.
About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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