Extravagaria
by Pablo Neruda
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1972. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Not Stated. The first English edition of this collection of poetry from Chilean writer Pablo Neruda, an advance review copy presented by the publisher. A delightful collection of poetry from Chilean writer Pablo Neruda, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. Neruda wrote in many different styles, which mostly included political writings, surrealist poems, and historical epics. The first English edition of this work, translated by Alastair Reid. Enclosed in the original dust wrapper. An advance review copy presented by Jonathan Cape, with a loosely inserted publisher's card. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just a touch of shelf wear. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart, with some light edgewear and sunning to the spine. Slight darkening to the interior of the backstrip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Seller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 836J8
- Title
- Extravagaria
- Author
- Pablo Neruda
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- pablo neruda alastair reid translation spanish alastair reid chile
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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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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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
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- Advance Review Copy
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