The Stepmother
by R. C. Hutchinson
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1955. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5" . None . A scarce first edition by best-selling British novelist, R. C. Hutchinson, with notable themes of loneliness and intimate self-reflections. The first edition of the work.In the publisher's original cloth binding and original unclipped dust wrapper. A story of a man returned from the war, who must be tended back to health by his stepmother at his childhood home, but suffers from the guilt of such intimacy.Paranormal factors come into play when the stepmother can hear and feel the powerful presence her husband's deceased wife has over the home.British novelist R. C. Hutchinson is often recommended by book clubs and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1962. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, in lovely condition with minor shelf wear only and clear gilt-blocked cloth. Dust wrapper is slightly sunned to the spinal panel, otherwise in very good condition with some very light edge wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean and bright. Offsetting to endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription by owner to front free endpaper. Fine
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Details
- Seller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 902Y20
- Title
- The Stepmother
- Author
- R. C. Hutchinson
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Modern Fiction R. C. Hutchinson Psychological R. C. Hutchinson
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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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.
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- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...