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The Happy Warrior Poems
by Hore-Ruthven, Patrick
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Angus and Robertson Ltd, Sydney -- London, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. very Good Condition/Good. foreword by General Sir Henry Maitland, preface. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece of the author. Cream coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the front panel. Plain text dustwrapper with dark brown coloured titles to the front panel. A small book of poems written during World War II by the English poet and soldier Patrick Hore-Ruthven. Softening of the back strip edges rubbing of the book corners. Uniform light tanning of the text block edges and pages. Previous owners name end page and seller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with the sunning of the backstrip. Rubs and marks to the dustwrapper panels. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 18, [2] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Military & Warfare. Inventory No: 0127416. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0127416
- Title
- The Happy Warrior Poems
- Author
- Hore-Ruthven, Patrick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Angus and Robertson Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Sydney -- London
- Date Published
- 1943
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Poetry -- Military -- World War II Poetry; Military & Warfare. Unbranded Hore-Ruthven, Patrick The Happy Warrior Poems
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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