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Helena
por Evelyn Waugh
- Usado
- Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Bom/Very Good
- Livreiro
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Chapman and Hall, 1950. First edition. Cloth. Good/Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A first edition copy of the Uniform Edition of Evelyn Waugh's only historical novel. The first impression of the Uniform Edition of this work, published the same year as the first edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Correctly identified with '5081/4' to the colophon. The dustwrapper is the Uniform Edition version, priced at 8s. 6d. to the front flap. Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) was a well-renowned English writer of travel books, novels and biographies. This is Waugh's sole historical fiction work. It follows Helena of Constantinople and her mission to find the relics of the cross on which Christ was crucified. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally sound, with marks to the boards. Spine is slightly cocked. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper is sunned to the spine and chipped to the head and tail of the spine and to the folds of the flaps. Good
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 887M21
- Título
- Helena
- Autor
- Evelyn Waugh
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encadernação
- Cloth
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Chapman and Hall
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1950
- Dimensão
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Palavras-chave
- Evelyn Waugh Historical fiction Novels Historical fiction
Termos da venda
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
Sobre o Vendedor
Rooke Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossário
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- 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...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Uniform Edition
- A collection or series of individual volumes of an author's work bound to match with a uniform size and style. Especially common...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
