THE PICTS AND THE MARTYRS Or, Not Welcome At All.
by RANSOME, Arthur:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape. 1943. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Publisher's original green cloth with titles in blind to the upper board and gilt titles to the spine, in the author illustrated dustwrapper. Endpapers illustrated with colour maps, black and white line drawings throughout. A lovely near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with a small previous owner's name and date to the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a couple of small chips at the fold corners and is otherwise clean and bright. Not price-clipped (8s 6d net to the lower front flap). The eleventh (and penultimate) novel in the beloved Swallows and Amazons series. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25172
- Title
- THE PICTS AND THE MARTYRS Or, Not Welcome At All.
- Author
- RANSOME, Arthur:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Jonathan Cape. 1943
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
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York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
Our shop is located in central York within a stones throw of the historic Micklegate Bar and walls. We are open seven days a week and carry a high quality stock specialising in but not limited to first editions, signed copies, bound sets and childrens / illustrated books and original art. Our opening times are 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sundays.Lucius Books is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) trade associations. If you are unable to make it to the shop then our stock is available to view on our website at www.luciusbooks.com
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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