Time I Was Dead: Pages From My Autobiography
by Cecil Aldin
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode Ltd, 1934. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9.5" by 6.5". Cecil Aldin. A smart first edition of this illustrated autobiography from Cecil Aldin, with a cut out from the very scarce original dust wrapper. First edition. Illustrated with colour frontispiece, eight colour plates, sixteen back-and-white plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. With a cut out of the front board from the very scarce original dust wrapper. An autobiography from British artist and illustrator Cecil Aldin, best known for his paintings and drawings of animals and sports. With chapters on hunting, the war years, theatrical adventures, dogs, and the golden isles. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities resulting in light fraying to the head and tail of the spine. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpaper dated 1934. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 874T60
- Title
- Time I Was Dead: Pages From My Autobiography
- Author
- Cecil Aldin
- Illustrator
- Cecil Aldin
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Eyre & Spottiswoode Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Size
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Time Dead Autobiography Cecil Aldin Dead
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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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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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
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