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The Sixth Continent: a Literary History of Romney Marsh - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
by Finlayson, Iain
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0689118341
- ISBN 13
- 9780689118340
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Atheneum. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. First US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0689118341 . A Fine first Printing of the First American Edition that has sunning to the board edges, housed in a price-clipped and mildly scuffed dust-jacket that is Near Fine; Romney Marsh is a unique and largely unspoiled region of England, a place where the natural world still rubs shoulders with the man-made. This is the landscape that Iain Finlayson has written about in his new book, The Sixth Continent, a Literary History of Romney Marsh. Finlayson tells the story of Romney Marsh through the lens of its writers, from the medieval monks who chronicled the area's natural wonders to the modern day artists and writers who have found inspiration in the marsh. The Sixth Continent is a unique and fascinating book that will appeal to anyone interested in the natural world, English history, or literature.; 8vo; 240 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 123546
- Title
- The Sixth Continent: a Literary History of Romney Marsh - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Finlayson, Iain
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First US Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0689118341
- ISBN 13
- 9780689118340
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
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