The Courts of Idleness
by Yates, Dornford [Cecil William Mercer]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Ward Lock & Co., Limited, 1940. Later Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 1/2" X 5 1/4. Author's second book is set during and post WW I. Green boards, black text on spine and front. 256 pp. No date. Top edge dyed, spine ends scuffed. Previous seller has made some pencil notations ffep and verso half title page. Slight foxing. Digital images available on request. Bookseller's Inventory # 122753.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002753
- Title
- The Courts of Idleness
- Author
- Yates, Dornford [Cecil William Mercer]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- Ward Lock & Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
- Size
- 7 1/2" X 5 1/4
Terms of Sale
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Lower Beverley Better Books
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Lyndhurst, Ontario
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About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Verso
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- Title Page
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