Among the Dahlias
by SANSOM, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Hogarth Press,, 1957. First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Bryher with best wishes, William Sansom". Bryher was the pseudonym for writer and philanthropist Annie Winifred Ellerman (1894-1983), lifelong lover of H.D., and founder of Close-up, the first English-language magazine devoted to the art of film. Octavo. Original yellow cloth, spine lettered in reddish brown. With dust jacket. Head of spine and two corners bumped, very faint offsetting to endpapers, trivial crease to prelims. A near-fine copy in jacket, spine and edges lightly toned, head of spine and corners a little nicked and rubbed, short closed tear and 2.5 cm closed tear to foot of front panel, trivial marks to rear panel and head of front panel, unclipped, very sharp and fresh.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 157378
- Title
- Among the Dahlias
- Author
- SANSOM, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: The Hogarth Press,
- Date Published
- 1957
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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