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  • Category = Classics,Modern First Editions,Performing Arts,Poetry,Pre First World War
  • An Awkward Lie. by INNES, Michael
    INNES, Michael
    An Awkward Lie. The third detection featuring Bobby Appleby together with his father, Sir John Appleby.

    London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1971. First UK edition. Publisher's red cloth. In an unclipped dust jacket. 192 pages. 205 x 140 mm (8 x 5½ inches). Both book and dust jacket in a very good / near fine condition. The preceding books are: 'A Family Affair' and 'Death at the Chase', in which Bobby Appleby played only a minor part. This time he does most of the detecting; and even finds the corpse!

    Book ID: 2556
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  • An Old Olive Tree. by MACLEOD, Joseph
    MACLEOD, Joseph
    An Old Olive Tree.

    Edinburgh: M. Macdonald, 1971. First edition. Softback with original card dust jacket. The dust jacket is very slightly sun faded in spine area. Neat ex libris to front endpaper. Otherwise the book and contents are spotless.
    Joseph Todd Gordon Macleod (1903–1984) was a British modernist poet, actor, playwright, theatre director and historian, and also a BBC newsreader. He sometimes published poetry under the pseudonym Adam Drinan. Whilst studying at Rugby School, Macleod was a close friend of Adrian Stokes, and at Oxford he was a close friend of Graham Greene. This is his final poem sequence, entirely autobiographical, containing poems which meditate upon his friendships and familial ties, and the process of aging.
    37 pages. 220 x 150 mm (8¾ x 6 inches).

    Book ID: 3865
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  • Anglo-Indian prize poems, by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    Anglo-Indian prize poems, by native and English writers, in commemoration of the visit of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to India.

    London: Published for the Crown Perfumery Company by Hamilton Adams & Co, 1876. First Edition. Hardback, in the publisher's original cream cloth binding, which is grubby and stained. Crown Perfumery Company advertisements pasted to front endpaper, plus more advertisements to the last few pages. Pages clean and fresh. All edges red. Poems in English, Sanskrit, and Hindustani. vi, [ii], 117, [3] pages. 160 x 115 mm (6¼ x 4½ inches).

    Book ID: 4687
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  • Ar Fanc Siôn Cwilt: Detholiad o Ysgrifau Sarnicol by SARNICOL, [Thomas Jacob Thomas]
    SARNICOL, [Thomas Jacob Thomas]
    Ar Fanc Siôn Cwilt: Detholiad o Ysgrifau Sarnicol

    Llandysul: Gwasg Gomer, 1972. Argraffiad cyntaf. Prin. Llyfr clawr caled mewn siaced lwch wreiddiol. Llun blaen o Sarnicol. Mae rhai geiriau wedi'u tanlinellu mewn ar dudalen neu ddwy. 100 tudalen. Mewn cyflwr da. 220 x 145 mm (8¾ x 5¾ inches).

    Book ID: 3803
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  • Ariel by PLATH, Sylvia
    PLATH, Sylvia
    Ariel

    London: Faber & Faber, 1965. A good + copy of this first edition in a Good + wrapper. Wrapper (now in mylar protection sleeve) has a little nicking to the head and tail of the spine. 3 cm closed tear to the top of the rear panel, and with creasing to the edge of this. A little marking to the rear panel, and darkening to the spine. Still an attractive copy. Boards are in clean condition, with a touch of bumping to the bottom edge. Slight fading to the bottom edge, particularly to the rear board. See pictures for wrapper and book. Internally very nice, fractionally darkened pages. To the inside board is an owner's signature for David S.…

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    London: Faber & Faber, 1965. A good + copy of this first edition in a Good + wrapper. Wrapper (now in mylar protection sleeve) has a little nicking to the head and tail of the spine. 3 cm closed tear to the top of the rear panel, and with creasing to the edge of this. A little marking to the rear panel, and darkening to the spine. Still an attractive copy. Boards are in clean condition, with a touch of bumping to the bottom edge. Slight fading to the bottom edge, particularly to the rear board. See pictures for wrapper and book. Internally very nice, fractionally darkened pages. To the inside board is an owner's signature for David S. Miall. dated April 17th. 1965. Then aged 18, he later became professor of English at the University of Alberta. 86 pages. 220 by 140mm (8¾ by 5½ inches).

    . Un bon exemplaire de cette première édition dans un bon emballage. La couverture (maintenant dans une pochette de protection en mylar) présente quelques entailles à la tête et à la queue de la colonne vertébrale. Une déchirure fermée de 3 cm en haut du panneau arrière, avec des plis sur le bord de celui-ci. Un peu de marquage sur le panneau arrière et un assombrissement du dos. Il s'agit néanmoins d'un bel exemplaire. Les planches sont en bon état, avec un petit choc sur le bord inférieur. Légère décoloration sur le bord inférieur, en particulier sur le panneau arrière. Voir les photos de la couverture et du livre. L'intérieur est en très bon état, les pages sont légèrement assombries. La signature du propriétaire, David S. Miall, datée du 17 avril 1965, figure à l'intérieur du livre. 1965. Alors âgé de 18 ans, il devint plus tard professeur d'anglais à l'Université d'Alberta. 86 pages. 220 x 140 mm

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    Book ID: 4085
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  • Aritoteles' Poetik Ubersetzt un Eingeleitet by GOMPERZ, Theodor & BERGER, Alfred Freiherrn von.
    GOMPERZ, Theodor & BERGER, Alfred Freiherrn von.
    Aritoteles' Poetik Ubersetzt un Eingeleitet Mit Einer Abhandlung: Wahrheit Und Irrtum in Der Katharsis-Theorie Des Aristoteles

    Leipzig: Verlag von Viet & Comp, 1897. Scarce true first edition. Von veit German edition. Original pale blue paper covers publisher's adverts to rear. A little darkening and edgewear, with slight nicking to the spine. Internally clean but a little darkened. Many pages uncut. Aristlotle's theory of catharsis, expounded in the poetics, claims that the emotions of pity and fear are aroused by theatrical performances, and through this eliminated from the psyche of the audiences. (He obviously hadn't seen Peaky Blinders!) This thesis questions elements of Aristotle's theory. Text in German. 128 pages. 210 by 140mm (8¼ by 5½ inches).

    , Édition originale rare. Von veit édition allemande. Couverture originale en papier bleu pâle, avec la publicité de l'éditeur…

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    Leipzig: Verlag von Viet & Comp, 1897. Scarce true first edition. Von veit German edition. Original pale blue paper covers publisher's adverts to rear. A little darkening and edgewear, with slight nicking to the spine. Internally clean but a little darkened. Many pages uncut. Aristlotle's theory of catharsis, expounded in the poetics, claims that the emotions of pity and fear are aroused by theatrical performances, and through this eliminated from the psyche of the audiences. (He obviously hadn't seen Peaky Blinders!) This thesis questions elements of Aristotle's theory. Text in German. 128 pages. 210 by 140mm (8¼ by 5½ inches).

    , Édition originale rare. Von veit édition allemande. Couverture originale en papier bleu pâle, avec la publicité de l'éditeur au dos. Un peu de noircissement et d'usure des bords, avec une légère entaille au dos. L'intérieur est propre mais un peu assombri. De nombreuses pages ne sont pas coupées. La théorie de la catharsis d'Aristote, exposée dans la Poétique, affirme que les émotions de pitié et de peur sont suscitées par les représentations théâtrales et, de ce fait, éliminées de la psyché des spectateurs. (Il n'avait manifestement pas vu Peaky Blinders !) Cette thèse remet en question certains éléments de la théorie d'Aristote. Texte en allemand. 128 pages. 210 x 140 mm.

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    Book ID: 4591
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  • Belfast Story, A Novel. by O'DOHERTY, Malachi.
    O'DOHERTY, Malachi.
    Belfast Story, A Novel.

    Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear: Erdesdun Pomes: 1976. Published in Conjunction with Ostrich by Erdesdun Pomes. Original yellow illustrated wrappers. Slightly soiled - a very good copy. The novel was produced as a fund raiser for the Tyneside Socialist Centre. O'Doherty is a writer, broadcaster and journalist from Donegal. He is based in Ulster. Raised as a Catholic, he has written for a variety of publications in Northern Ireland, and was a regular on Radio Ulster. Belfast story is not listed on his own website bibliography. 56 pages.

    Book ID: 1811
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  • Berlin Game by DEIGHTON, Len.
    DEIGHTON, Len.
    Berlin Game

    London: Hutchinson & Co, 1983. A lovely copy of this First Edition. Clean, unclipped dust wrapper, with just a fractional darkening to the white portions of the dust wrapper. No chips or tears. Book itself is clean and tidy inside and out. The first volume in the Game, Set and Match series, from the author of the Ipcress File. 304 pages. 225 by 140mm (8¾ by 5½ inches).

    . Un bel exemplaire de cette première édition. Une jaquette propre, non décousue, avec juste un petit assombrissement des parties blanches de la jaquette. Pas d'éraflures ni de déchirures. Le livre lui-même est propre et bien rangé à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur. Le premier volume de la série Game, Set and…

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    London: Hutchinson & Co, 1983. A lovely copy of this First Edition. Clean, unclipped dust wrapper, with just a fractional darkening to the white portions of the dust wrapper. No chips or tears. Book itself is clean and tidy inside and out. The first volume in the Game, Set and Match series, from the author of the Ipcress File. 304 pages. 225 by 140mm (8¾ by 5½ inches).

    . Un bel exemplaire de cette première édition. Une jaquette propre, non décousue, avec juste un petit assombrissement des parties blanches de la jaquette. Pas d'éraflures ni de déchirures. Le livre lui-même est propre et bien rangé à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur. Le premier volume de la série Game, Set and Match, de l'auteur du dossier Ipcress. 304 pages. 225 x 140 mm

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    Book ID: 4268
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  • Billets-doux. by REISBORD, Coriander
    REISBORD, Coriander
    Billets-doux. Being an exquisite Nosegay, or Posy, now newly pluckt from popular Letter-writing Manuals of Yore, that is to say, the early Nineteenth Century. Here offered as an edifying Guide to affairs of the heart for the Amorous, the Pestered, or the merely Confused. And lovingly embellished with numerous ingenious Decorations, cunningly wrought.

    [New Haven, Conneticut]: Prickly Pair Editions, 1998. First edition. Bound in gold cloth hardback boards with inset cover decoration and label. Lovely colour illustrations. Decorated title page, frontispiece, and page decorations. Titles printed in red. Printed in an edition of only forty-five copies. The type is Walbaum, machine-set by Michael & Winifred Bixler. Decorations and binding by Coriander Reisbord; typography and printing by Asa Peavy. With compliment slip from Coriander Reisbord loose inside. Boards and pages water stained to bottom third, hence low price. Boards and 21 pages. 235 x 185 mm (9¼ x 7¼ inches).

    Book ID: 3761
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  • Biography. by VAYENAS, Nasos; BURNS, Richard
    VAYENAS, Nasos; BURNS, Richard
    Biography.

    Cambridge: 1978. An attractive slim volume of poetry. Printed by the National Poetry Centre for Lobby Press. Green paper covers. Clean and without edgewear, but a touch of fading to the spine. Internally clean and tidy throughout. 19 poems by the Greek author Nasos Vayenas. 200 by 140mm (7¾ by 5½ inches).

    . Un petit volume de poésie attrayant. Imprimé par le Centre national de poésie pour Lobby Press. Couvertures en papier vert. Propre et sans usure des bords, mais avec une légère décoloration du dos. L'intérieur est propre et bien rangé. 19 poèmes de l'auteur grec Nasos Vayenas. 200 x 140 mm

    Book ID: 4173
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  • Birthday Wishes card by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    Birthday Wishes card

    London: Marcus Ward & Co, 1878. First Edition. Small colour birthday card, with gilt full-page illustrations, to front and back. These are the same illustrations as the Spring and Summer seasons of the calendars attributed to the illustrator Kate Greenaway, but we are not sure these illustrations are hers. They are beautiful though! Circa 1878. Inside is a hand written birthday message, dated 1879, and a printed poem by Horatius Bonar. In fine condition. 100 x 70 mm (4 x 2¾ inches)

    Book ID: 4235
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  • Book of Ballads. by GAULTIER, Bon
    GAULTIER, Bon
    Book of Ballads.

    Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1884. Fourteenth Edition. Hardback in green cloth with red title and gilt illustration to front board and spine. Some minor spine and edge rubbing and light soiling. Complete with full page frontis and many b/w in text illustrations. 292 pages. 175 x 120 mm (7 x 4¾ inches).

    Book ID: 2846
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  • Brave et Poltron by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    Brave et Poltron Comédie en deux parties

    Paris: Librairie d'Éducation, 1877. First edition. A scarce drama / comedy. Original green buckram boards with gilt decoration. Clean but a little rubbing. Paper shelf label to spine. There is a frontis engraving by A. Calon. We can find no copies available at the time of cataloguing. The only library listing is in the BnF in Paris. Conforms to WorldCat / OCLC: 460398628. 72 pages. 18cm x 11cm.

    . Première édition. Un drame / comédie rare. Cartons originaux en bougran vert avec décoration dorée. Propre mais un peu frotté. Étiquette de papier au dos. Il y a une gravure en frontispice par A. Calon. Nous n'avons trouvé aucun exemplaire disponible au moment du catalogage. La seule bibliothèque répertoriée…

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    Paris: Librairie d'Éducation, 1877. First edition. A scarce drama / comedy. Original green buckram boards with gilt decoration. Clean but a little rubbing. Paper shelf label to spine. There is a frontis engraving by A. Calon. We can find no copies available at the time of cataloguing. The only library listing is in the BnF in Paris. Conforms to WorldCat / OCLC: 460398628. 72 pages. 18cm x 11cm.

    . Première édition. Un drame / comédie rare. Cartons originaux en bougran vert avec décoration dorée. Propre mais un peu frotté. Étiquette de papier au dos. Il y a une gravure en frontispice par A. Calon. Nous n'avons trouvé aucun exemplaire disponible au moment du catalogage. La seule bibliothèque répertoriée est la BnF à Paris. Conforme à WorldCat / OCLC : 460398628. 72 pages. 18cm x 11cm.

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    Book ID: 5093
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  • Scarce circus / film memorabilia
    Brochure promotionnelle - Un Film de Pierre Étaix 'YoYo' by ÉTAIX, Pierre
    ÉTAIX, Pierre
    Brochure promotionnelle - Un Film de Pierre Étaix 'YoYo'

    Paris: Gaumont, 1981. Printed brochure, (limited to 2,000 copies) includes a story board for the film (released 1964), a poem, a caricature of Jean-Claude Carriere drawn by Étaix, some transcripts of letters written by Étaix to be featured in another publication entitled 'Dactylographismes', and an advertisement for the forthcoming book 'Le carton à chapeaux'. This brochure contains includes a signed dedication from Étaix. Pierre Étaix was a French clown, comedian and filmmaker, who made a series of short and feature-length films, many of which were co-written by the screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. Covers are a little grubby. There is a small closed tear to the tail of the spine. Internally the brochure is spotless. 52 pages. 290 x 200 mm…

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    Paris: Gaumont, 1981. Printed brochure, (limited to 2,000 copies) includes a story board for the film (released 1964), a poem, a caricature of Jean-Claude Carriere drawn by Étaix, some transcripts of letters written by Étaix to be featured in another publication entitled 'Dactylographismes', and an advertisement for the forthcoming book 'Le carton à chapeaux'. This brochure contains includes a signed dedication from Étaix. Pierre Étaix was a French clown, comedian and filmmaker, who made a series of short and feature-length films, many of which were co-written by the screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. Covers are a little grubby. There is a small closed tear to the tail of the spine. Internally the brochure is spotless. 52 pages. 290 x 200 mm (11½ x 7¾ inches). Brochure imprimée, (limitée à 2 000 exemplaires) comprenant un story-board pour le film (sorti en 1964), un poème, une caricature de Jean-Claude Carrière dessinée par Étaix, quelques transcriptions de lettres écrites par Étaix qui seront présentées dans une autre publication intitulée ' Dactylographismes', et une publicité pour le prochain livre 'Le carton à chapeaux'. Cette brochure contient une dédicace signée d'Étaix. Pierre Étaix était un clown, comédien et cinéaste français, qui a réalisé une série de courts et longs métrages, dont beaucoup ont été co-écrits par le scénariste Jean-Claude Carrière. Les couvertures sont un peu sales. Il y a une petite déchirure fermée à la queue de la colonne vertébrale. En interne, la brochure est impeccable. 52 pages. 290 x 200 mm

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    Book ID: 2561
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  • Cardboard Castle. by WREN, Percival Christopher
    WREN, Percival Christopher
    Cardboard Castle.

    Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938. First edition. No dust jacket. Orange boards faded to front and spine. Ex library, with a few stamps to front blank pages. Overall good reading copy. 311 pages. 195 x 130 mm (7¾ x 5 inches).
    P.C. Wren is best known for his work Beau Geste. This story involves a woman, who thought herself a widow because her husband was officially declared dead, remarrying only to meet her 'dead' husband alive many years later. The invention of a fictional South-American country called Boruela, and its wicked dictator, only add to a strange plot.

    Book ID: 3868
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  • Caribbean Folk Tales and Legends by SALKEY, Andrew.
    SALKEY, Andrew.
    Caribbean Folk Tales and Legends

    London: BLP Bogle L'Overture Press, 1992. Very nice copy of this soft back first edition. Clean and tidy pictorial covers. Compiled and edited by Salkey, this is full of folk stories of the caribbean. Black and white illustrations accompany the stories. 136 pages. 205 by 130mm (8 by 5 inches)

    . Très bel exemplaire de cette première édition à dos souple. Couvertures picturales propres et soignées. Compilé et édité par Salkey, cet ouvrage est rempli d'histoires folkloriques des Caraïbes. 136 pages. 205 x 130 mm.

    Book ID: 4276
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  • Characters from Dickens by LOVAT FRASER, Claud.
    LOVAT FRASER, Claud.
    Characters from Dickens

    London: J.C. & C. Jack ltd, 1924. First edition. Very nice copy of this illustrated work. One of 350 copies produced for Great Britain. Original yellow hardback with black cloth spine. Paper label to the spine. The spine label is darkened, and the paper label to the front board is a little discoloured, otherwise in very good, clean, presentable condition. Owner's name to front end paper. End papers are a little darkened, the rest of the pages are in good, clean condition. Each illustration has it's own title page, with a black vignette illustration. Following each is a tipped in colour illustration. 84 pages. 28cm x 22cm.

    . Première édition. Très bel exemplaire de cet ouvrage illustré. Un…

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    London: J.C. & C. Jack ltd, 1924. First edition. Very nice copy of this illustrated work. One of 350 copies produced for Great Britain. Original yellow hardback with black cloth spine. Paper label to the spine. The spine label is darkened, and the paper label to the front board is a little discoloured, otherwise in very good, clean, presentable condition. Owner's name to front end paper. End papers are a little darkened, the rest of the pages are in good, clean condition. Each illustration has it's own title page, with a black vignette illustration. Following each is a tipped in colour illustration. 84 pages. 28cm x 22cm.

    . Première édition. Très bel exemplaire de cet ouvrage illustré. Un des 350 exemplaires produits pour la Grande-Bretagne. Reliure cartonnée jaune d'origine avec dos en tissu noir. Étiquette en papier au dos. L'étiquette du dos est assombrie et l'étiquette en papier de la première planche est un peu décolorée, sinon l'ouvrage est en très bon état, propre et présentable. Nom du propriétaire sur la première page de garde. Les pages de garde sont un peu noircies, le reste des pages est en bon état, propre. Chaque illustration a sa propre page de titre, avec une vignette en noir. Chaque illustration est suivie d'une illustration en couleur jointe à la page de titre. 84 pages. 28cm x 22cm.

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    Book ID: 4900
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  • Chill Factor by STEIN, Aaron Marc
    STEIN, Aaron Marc
    Chill Factor

    Garden City, New York: The Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1978. First Edition. Part of the Matt Erridge murder mystery series. Hardback, with signed author dedication to FFEP. Dated 1978. In original dust jacket. Jacket is a little foxed, but otherwise in very good condition. Inside clean and fresh. 177 pages. 215 x 145 mm (8½ x 5¾ inches).

    Book ID: 4798
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  • Chimes: A Benedictine Quarterly Review by Monks of Buckfast Abbey
    Monks of Buckfast Abbey
    Chimes: A Benedictine Quarterly Review Volume III (3) Number XI. July 1923

    Edition: First Edition

    Buckfast, Devon: Buckfast Abbey, 1923. First edition. A very nice copy of this Benedictine Quarterly Journal. Full of period Catholic adverts, articles, book reviews and poetry. Front illustration of Buckfast Abbey in 1829. A decent copy. The paper covers are a little darkened and marked. The yapped edges are slightly nicked and have a few small closed tears. Internally clean and tidy throughout. [viii], 141-208., [vi] pp.

    Book ID: 1102
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  • Chimes: A Benedictine Quarterly Review by Monks of Buckfast Abbey
    Monks of Buckfast Abbey
    Chimes: A Benedictine Quarterly Review Volume III Number 3. New Series July- September 1929

    Edition: First Edition

    Buckfast, Devon: Buckfast Abbey, 1929. First edition. A very nice copy of this Benedictine Quarterly Journal. Full of period Catholic adverts, articles, book reviews and poetry. Pale blue paper covers with silver decoration to the front cover. Frontis illustration of the Bishop of Plymouth (Bishop Barrett) Articles include a translation of the original document of "The Surrender of Buckfast Abbey". There is also a photograph of detail from the Buckfast choir stalls tipped in. To the rear is an attractive colour illustrated folding advert for a clerical outfitters in Exeter. A decent copy. The paper covers are a little faded to the edges. The yapped edges are slightly bruised. Internally clean and tidy throughout. 111-162., [xi] pp.

    Book ID: 1103
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