The Graveyard by the Sea.
by VALÉRY, Paul; DAY-LEWIS, Cecil (trans.)
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- Signed
- first
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Martin Secker & Warburg,, 1946. First edition, number 128 of 500 copies signed by Cecil Day-Lewis, printed at the Officina Bodoni in Verona. The poem was first published in French as "Le Cimetière marin" in 1922. Octavo. Original marbled wrappers, paper label to front wrapper printed in black. Text printed in English and French. A couple of tiny nicks to extremities, a near-fine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 164666
- Title
- The Graveyard by the Sea.
- Author
- VALÉRY, Paul; DAY-LEWIS, Cecil (trans.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- London: Martin Secker & Warburg,
- Date Published
- 1946
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Peter Harrington
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About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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...