Still Life With Raspberry or The Bumper Book of Steadman
by STEADMAN, Ralph
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG++/VG-
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Rapp and Whiting, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG++/VG-. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. 25.6 x 28.6 cm brown boards with gilt stamped titles to the spine. Brown pictorial endpapers unpaginated with laid in slip thanking Private Eye for their support. In original unclipped dust jacket priced at 63s net. The boards have been well protected by the dust jacket and are clean with bright titles. Internally the book is without name, inscription or bookplate or any other marks. The original dust jacket is complete, with a little very light marking and presents well in its clear removable cover (not shown). However there is a long closed tear of around 11cm on the rear panel and of 3.5 and 1.5 cm on the front panel. There are also a couple of small 2-3mm tears along the top and bottom edges and a little associated creasing and a little light spotting along the fore edge. All in all, a good looking 1st edition copy of of this satirical work. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 201325
- Title
- Still Life With Raspberry or The Bumper Book of Steadman
- Author
- STEADMAN, Ralph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++/VG-
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Rapp and Whiting
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Satire|Illustrated
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Biblio member since 2020
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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- Bookplate
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Fore Edge
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- Jacket
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