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Tales of an Empty Cabin
by Wa-Sha-Quon-Asin (Grey Owl)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£295.00£265.50
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About This Item
London: Lovat Dickson Limited , 1936. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 9.5" by 6" . Not Stated . A very smart first edition of this work, one of a limited printing signed by the author and extra illustrated, complete with its scarce glassine wrap. The first edition of this work, limited to two-hundred and fifty copies signed by the author, special copy with extra plate reproduced in colour from the portrait of Grey Owl by Sir John Lavery. This number fifty-three. Complete with its original and scarce glassine wrap and housed in custom publisher's slipcase.Containing a series of stories, forming an ode to a simpler time when humanity was closer to the natural world. Illustrated with colour frontispiece as well as twenty-seven further full page plates. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with gilt to top edge. Externally lovely. Glassine wrap chipped with few closed tears and creasing. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, the occasional leaf left unopened. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and twenty-seven further full page plates. Collated, complete. Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 819A24
- Title
- Tales of an Empty Cabin
- Author
- Wa-Sha-Quon-Asin (Grey Owl)
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lovat Dickson Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- grey owl native american short stories signed books native american
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Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Plate
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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