In Three Tongues
by Ronald A. Knox; L. E. Eyres (Editor)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
STILLWATER, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall, 1959. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xiv, 168pp. Ex-library. No dust-jacket. Volume slightly cocked and admits to several small bumps to extremities. Minor wear and a touch of soiling to exterior. Gilt lettering over original dark blue cloth remains clear and bright. Mild foxing to edges of pages. Aside from a name and date in ink on first page and library treatments, text clean. Binding firm. Overall, a good, clean, sound, user friendly copy
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Details
- Seller
- Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 037154
- Title
- In Three Tongues
- Author
- Ronald A. Knox; L. E. Eyres (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Catholic English authors literature poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature/Fiction/Poetry; Belloc/Chesterton/Knox;
Terms of Sale
Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
All books are fully returnable up to 14 days after purchase as long as they remain in the same condition as when shipped. Buyer pays shipping for returns unless arrangements are made with seller for him to pay return shipping costs.
About the Seller
Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
STILLWATER, Minnesota
About Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
Welcome to Henry Stachyra, Bookseller. We are a family owned business, specializing in scholarly used, out-of-print and rare books. We bring 18 years of experience to buying and selling second-hand books. Our primary specialties are theology and philosophy, medieval studies and patristics. However, we also sell books in many other categories, especially scholarly.
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Gilt
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