The Wild Body: Soldier of Humor And Other Stories
by WYNDHAM, Lewis
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus, 1927. First Edition. First impression. Octavo (19.5cm); orange cloth covered boards titled in gilt on the spine; orange topstain; 295pp+ ads.; offsetting inside front cover; light foxing to textblock; spine ends pushed; topstain faded; Very Good+, lacking the dustkjacket.
The Wild Body is a series of short stories by Wyndham Lewis that appeared in English and American publications between 1917 and 1922. Nine short stories comprise a series that follows the narrator Ker-Orr (the projected persona of Lewis himself) in his adventures around Brittany. (from Wikipedia).
The Wild Body is a series of short stories by Wyndham Lewis that appeared in English and American publications between 1917 and 1922. Nine short stories comprise a series that follows the narrator Ker-Orr (the projected persona of Lewis himself) in his adventures around Brittany. (from Wikipedia).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54152
- Title
- The Wild Body: Soldier of Humor And Other Stories
- Author
- WYNDHAM, Lewis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; France; Spain;
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....