The Pursuit of Love
by Mitford, Nancy
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1947. 195pp. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles on spine. Binding tight, spine straight, corners solid. Pages lightly toned but clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is missing small chips along upper front edge, at head of spine, and along front spine edge. Original 8s 6d price on front jacket flap. Second reprint after 1945 first edition, with same striking cover art. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 7 3/8" x 5 1/8".
Synopsis
The Pursuit of Love is a novel by Nancy Mitford, first published in 1945. It is the first in a trilogy about an upper-class family in the period between the wars. Although a comedy, the story has tragic overtones.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032953
- Title
- The Pursuit of Love
- Author
- Mitford, Nancy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 7 3/8" x 5 1/8"
- Keywords
- Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love, Twentieth Century fiction, Romance, Furge
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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- Jacket
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