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Unexpected Night
by Elizabeth Daly
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
UK: Gollancz, 1940. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Unexpected Night by Elizabeth Daly First Edition of Author's First Novel Gollancz 1940. One of only 1,000 surviving copies (of an intended 1500) from a bombing that resulted in the destruction of the remaining stock sheets. Small bookplate to ffep, unblemished throughout. Publisher's black cloth covers are near fine. In original near VG dust jacket. Priced at 7/6. Scarce.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brought to Book Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005564
- Title
- Unexpected Night
- Author
- Elizabeth Daly
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1940
- Weight
- 1.43 lbs
- Keywords
- Unexpected Night by Elizabeth Daly First Edition of Author's First Novel Gollancz 1940
Terms of Sale
Brought to Book Ltd
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Brought to Book Ltd
Biblio member since 2009
London, Greater London
About Brought to Book Ltd
Founded by Adam and Justin Lay, Brought to Book Ltd offers rare and collectible titles from the more interesting and entertaining corners of the book world.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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