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Look Back in Anger
by OSBORNE, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Faber and Faber, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG. 1st Edition. 12.7 x 20.9 cm brown cloth with gilt stamped titles to the spine, 96pp, in unclipped dust jacket priced at 10s 6d. A very good plus copy with just a hint of dulling to the gilt on the spine and a little shelfwear along the bottom edge. Internally, there is no name inscription or bookplate and the merest hint of spotting to the edge of the text block. The dust jacket has some toning to the spine and a loss of 0.5 cm at the head and minimal loss to the corners and bottom rear joint. There is a closed 1cm tear to the front panel along the top edge. The jacket presents very well in its removable, clear protective cover (not shown). All in all a very good 1st edition copy of this the most famous play by one of the 'Angry Young Men' of 1950s theatre. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200879
- Title
- Look Back in Anger
- Author
- OSBORNE, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Plays
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- VG+/VG
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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