WITH AN EYE TO THE FUTURE
by Lancaster, Osbert
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- fine/very good
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1967. first U.S. edition. hardcover. fine/very good. Lancaster, Osbert. Illustrated by the author, Color frontis., black and white illustrations in the text. Large octavo (approx. 6 3/16" wide by 8 3/4" tall) yellow cloth covers, 156 pages. Dust jacket price clipped, very light wear at edges, very good. Humorous memoir of the author's early years getting started in his art career in twenties and thirties Europe. 061508E Art, Illustration
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000020448
- Title
- WITH AN EYE TO THE FUTURE
- Author
- Lancaster, Osbert
- Illustrator
- Lancaster, Osbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first U.S. edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1967
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Alkahest Books
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Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Octavo
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- Price Clipped
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