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The Unexpected Years
by Housman, Laurence
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A few minor bumps to boards; photo portrait of Housman, apparently from a newspaper clipping, glued neatly to front free end pap
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, Alden Press, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. A few minor bumps to boards; photo portrait of Housman, apparently from a newspaper clipping, glued neatly to front free end paper; else a tight clean about very good copy in a well edge-worn and spine sunned good to good(+) jacket in archival mylar.. Octavo in blue cloth and green jacket; 392 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates: portrait ; 21 cm; index. Authors -- Correspondence. Ãcrivains anglais -- 19e siècle -- Biographies. Ãcrivains -- Correspondance. Authors, English Authors Named Person: Housman, Laurence, 1865-1959. Housman, Laurence, 1865-1959 Personal correspondence Biographies. Biographies. Time: 1800-1899.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101620
- Title
- The Unexpected Years
- Author
- Housman, Laurence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New A few minor bumps to boards; photo portrait of Housman, apparently from a newspaper clipping, glued neatly to front free end pap
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape, Alden Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Sunned
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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