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Orchard and Vineyard.
by SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd,, 1921. First edition, first impression, in the uncommon dust jacket, of the author's third book of poetry. Octavo. Original cream cloth-backed blue paper boards, printed paper title label to spine and front cover, leaves uncut and unopened. With dust jacket. Light toning to board edges, still bright, a little foxing edges, otherwise internally clean. A very good copy in the slightly tanned dust jacket, with a few minor chips and short closed tears to extremities, unclipped, overall a well-preserved example of this fragile jacket. Cross & Ravenscroft-Hulme A6.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 145988
- Title
- Orchard and Vineyard.
- Author
- SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd,
- Date Published
- 1921
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
All major credit cards are accepted. Both UK pounds and US dollars (exchange rate to be agreed) accepted. Books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for any reason, please notify first of returned goods.
About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
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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- Spine
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Jacket
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