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Ring in the New
by Richard Whiteing
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
CA$291.13CA$262.01
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson, 1906 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. Richard Whiteing's own copy of his very scarce 1906 novel, concerned with the women's suffrage movement. The very scarce first edition of this political novel from the start of the twentieth century. The author's own copy, signed 'Richard Whiteing own copy published 26 April 1906' to the front free endpaper, in Whiteing's own hand.To the rear endpaper is a typed errata notice, captioned 'extract from a letter from Newman Howard. May 1. 1906'.A prominent journalist and author, Whiteing's novel principally concerns the struggles of Prue Meryon to support herself through work. It reflects Whiteing's views as a supporter of the women's suffrage movement.With a bookplate to the front pastedown, and twenty-four page publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, with cloth exceptionally bright. Front hinge starting, with board holding firm, rear hinge strained, with board detached to head. Bookplate to front pastedown, inscription to front free endpaper. Spotting to fore edge of text block. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with significant spotting to first few leaves. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 841F1
- Title
- Ring in the New
- Author
- Richard Whiteing
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- richard whiteing The Yellow Van suffrage The Yellow Van
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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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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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
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