Search Results: The Old Century by Siegfried Sassoon

The Old Century by Siegfried Sassoon

















Hardback, 1938, first edition, published by Faber and Faber Limited, London, 293 pages.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 8 1/4" by 5 3/4" by 1 1/4". No dust jacket. Grey patterned cloth binding, green label with lettering and decoration to spine. Some marking and scuffing to binding but reasonably clean. Tear along length of outer rear hinge, a little tearing to front outer hinge but spine still attached there, with a little tearing at head and tail of spine also and some creasing. Other signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges, bumped and slightly torn corners. Book has a forward tilt. Binding slack but contents reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and marked. Some minor foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, occasional foxing throughout. Red lettering to front free endpaper - uncertain of this was printed or if it was stenciled by a previous owner. Some other marking and grub to page surfaces here and there, the odd tear but no… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

DW. Not price clipped. Strange metal flecks in the dw paper. Chipping to the head of dw spine.

London : Faber, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 305 p. ; 20 cm. Sassoon, Siegfried - 1886-1967 - Childhood and youth. Poets, English - 20th century ; Biography.

Faber & Faber, 1986-08-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Faber & Faber, 1938-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Hardcover with scarce DJ, First Edition 1938 Faber & Faber Limited London 293 pages. Near Fine in a VG+ DJ, Marbled buckram cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration to green panel on spine-corners sharp. Minor shelf/edge wear and a few very small chips to unclipped DJ with a bit of fading to spine-now in mylar. No notes or writing-All pages are clean and crisp. Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, CBE, MC (8 September 1886… Read More

UK: Faber, 1938. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good ++/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition 1938. Book is very good++ and bright. Contents good. The wrapper is very good and bright. Light surface loss to edges. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18263