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WISHES OF AN ELDERLY MAN. Wished at a Garden-party, June 1914.
by RALEIGH, Sir Walter Alexander (1861-1922). Miniature Book.:
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
(London), Midsummer Press, Autumn 1983.. FIRST EDITION IN THIS FORMAT 1983, EDITION LIMITED TO 100 COPIES,THIS BEING No. 42, signed in pencil on the limitation page by Audrey Hutchins (Hutchinson?). Miniature book, approximately 48 x 32 mm, 1¾ x 1¼ inches, red paper wraps, title printed on upper cover, double page title page, text of brief poem printed on 6 pages, partly in 2 shades of red, colophon on final page with limitation. Fine condition, no inscriptions. Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh was an English scholar, poet, and author. He was also a Cambridge Apostle. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46895
- Title
- WISHES OF AN ELDERLY MAN. Wished at a Garden-party, June 1914.
- Author
- RALEIGH, Sir Walter Alexander (1861-1922). Miniature Book.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Place of Publication
- (London), Midsummer Press, Autumn 1983.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Miniature book poem limited edition
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