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Windows of Night (FIRST EDITION)
by Charles Williams
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press: Humphrey Milford, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Williams' fourth book of poetry. Glenn I. A. i. 4. Light brown cloth with red text. Uncut pages on the fore edge. 152 pp. Brown dust wrapper with red text. The book is VG with an owner's bookplate on the first front end paper. The title page has the remains of a label that was once pasted over the publisher information. Some penciled marginalia in the text. The scarce dust wrapper has old tape reinforcement along the top, bottom and spine. Chips and tears along the spine. Wrapper is good only. Full refund if not satisfied. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 064816
- Title
- Windows of Night (FIRST EDITION)
- Author
- Charles Williams
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press: Humphrey Milford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Inklings, Poetry, Theology, Christian Religion
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
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- VG
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- Title Page
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- Spine
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- Fore Edge
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