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The North Ship
by Larkin, Philip
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber. Very Good- in Fair dust jacket. 1966. First thus. Hardback. Pale blue d/jkt, unclipped, in clear film; intact, but frail and worn, with some taped repairs. Dk blue boards, bright; base of spine slightly faded; gilt titling bright; binding tight. Larkin's first book, originally published in 1945, republished by Faber in 1966. ; 8vo (6" x 9"); 48 pages .
Synopsis
The North Ship, Philip Larkin's earliest volume of verse, was first published in August 1945. The introduction, by Larkin himself, explains the circumstances of its publication and the influences which shaped its contents.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walden Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47827
- Title
- The North Ship
- Author
- Larkin, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Fair dust jacket
- Edition
- First thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- lady chatterley, fuck you up, the beatles, amis
Terms of Sale
Walden Books
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About the Seller
Walden Books
Biblio member since 2010
London, Greater London
About Walden Books
Second-hand and antiquarian booksellers since 1977, in present shop since 1979, open Thurs-Sunday, with an emphasis on History of Art and Architecture, Photography, Literature and Poetry, Literary Biography and Criticism and the the History of London.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- 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...
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