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SELECTED POEMS
by Day Lewis, C
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: The Hogarth Press, 1940. Pp. 80; small cr. 8vo; light blue/green cloth, spine lettered in navy, the boards a trifle marked, edges lightly faded (heavier at spine extremities); dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly rubbed, the backstrip browned; book label of David Levine, Sydney, and bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown, earlier owner's inked name or initials (illegible) on upper free endpaper, the text block slightly browned, outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; The Hogarth Press, London, 1940. First edition. The New Hogarth Library Vol. II. Woolmer 465.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 165663
- Title
- SELECTED POEMS
- Author
- Day Lewis, C
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Hogarth Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
Terms of Sale
Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
Unless otherwise described, all books are in the original cloth or board binding, are demy or crown octavo in size, and are published in London. All books are in very good, or better, condition with defects, if any, fully described. Traditional trade terms apply. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All orders will be confirmed by email or facsimile.
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About the Seller
Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
Biblio member since 2022
Melbourne, Victoria
About Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
The bookshop has an impressive but informal salon style and an open-door policy. It is situated in the heart of Melbourne's premier street and is hailed as one of Australia's best bookshops.
Browsers are always welcome, and we are happy to provide personal service when required, including assistance in the selection of gifts for all occasions.
Browsers are always welcome, and we are happy to provide personal service when required, including assistance in the selection of gifts for all occasions.
Glossary
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- Spine
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- New
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