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ROWSE**, A[lfred] L[eslie]: : A CORNISH CHILDHOOD - Autobiography of a Cornishman

LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,1942.

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UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st reprint edn. [Originally and first published in June 1942,and then this edn,reprinted August 1942,two months later.With BOOK PRODUCTION WAR ECONOMY STANDARD logo and stating THIS BOOK IS PRODUCED IN COMPLETE CONFORMITY WITH THE AUTHORIZED ECONOMY STANDARDS advice/notification.Uncommon example in a book of its age and given the period of production,i.e. 1942-1947 - with wartime paper-rationing,and the poor quality of paper generally used and survival rates of air-raids on domestic and commercial properties i.e homes and publishers+ printers.Any dw/dj would have been of substandard quality and prone to subsequent disintegration and usually discarded, or be reverse printed - possibly coming from an entirely different book/title.] NFINE/VG-.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,mauve colour background with broom/ gorse bloom pictorial illustrated dw/dj panels,with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - some minor nicks/tears present.Approx top 1.5" of dw/dj spine/ backstrip is missing along with miniscule rubbing+chipping with reciprocal loss to all top+lower corners.The loss to head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj has caused concomitant sunning/fading of the purple cloth beneath.Top edges slightly age/toned and darkened,fore-edges much brighter and cleaner but less aged; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original purple cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt silhouetted coiled snake in a strike pose towards centre of front board/cover and bright crisp,blocked letters+publisher's colophon to spine/backstrip and clean plain plain white endpapers without any off-set foxing from dw/dj's inner flaps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st reprint, 3-282pp [paginated] includes contents list/table, author's preface,9 chapters and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N..B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Cnada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st reprint.
Not SIGNED.

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