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Time Exposure With a Commentary and Captions by Peter Quennell
by BEATON, Cecil
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- NF/VG+
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
B T Batsford Ltd., 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NF/VG+. 2nd Edition. 16.4 x 23.8 cm fuchsia cloth with gilt stamped titles to the spine viii, 136 pp with 95pp of black and white photographic illustrations including frontispiece. In original price clipped dust jacket. Clean boards and internally, without name, inscription or bookplate and just a little spotting mainly to the edge of the text block and prelims. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) and presents very well. It is clean and bright with a little scuff at the bottom of the front panel. There is a 3 x 1 cm chip on the top of the rear panel that has been secured by tape on the rear. There is a 1.5 cm closed tear at the bottom of the rear panel and 1.8 and 0.5 cm closed tears on the foot of the spine all of which are reinforced by tape to the rear. A collection of photographs taken by Beaton between 1923 and 1945 with over 50 new photographs taken since the publication of the 1st edition including some of his war photographs. 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 #
- 202181
- Title
- Time Exposure With a Commentary and Captions by Peter Quennell
- Author
- BEATON, Cecil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - NF/VG+
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- B T Batsford Ltd.
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Photography|Fashion|Illustrated
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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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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- Gilt
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