Buy this book on-line JOYCE**, RACHEL: : THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRYLONDON.DOUBLEDAY/an imprint of Transworld Publishing,2012. ISBN 9780857520647.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,thumbnail and illustrated artwork by Andrew Davidson,to dw/dj with capitalised,black-lettered author name, capitalised rust-brown lettered title and critic's other black-lettered review; spine/ backstrip with similalrly coloured+lettered author name+title as the front's,and publisher's black illustrated+lettered colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with facsimile postcard illustration and thumbnail illustration of pillar post-box and 4 critics' rust-brown+black lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present. Top edges lightly aged/toned with some minimal blemishes,fore-edges slightly brighter and cleaner without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher’s bright,crisp,clean/unblemished, sharp-cornered,original paper-covered boards with maroon+black assorted repeated thumbnail illustrations from the internal chapter headpieces,with capitalised white-lettered author name+title lettering and publisher's black lettered+illustrated name with thumbnail bird illustration atop it,to foot of same,a maroon silk headband,and immaculate plain maroon endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-296pp [paginated] includes 32 chapters each with a b/w engraving illustrated chapter headpiece; plus [unpaginated] half-title,thumbnail b/w engraving illustrated title page,a thumbnail illustrated dedication page,an epigram (verse from John Bunyan,'The Pilgrim's Progress'),and to the rear,a full-page b/w map of the UK and of the subject's route,separate Acknowledgements and potted biography of the author and 2pp blanks as last pages. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 10+ year-old age. It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite those it is still is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of major detracting faults. When Harold Fry leaves home one morning to post a letter, with his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof or mobile phone. All he knows is that he must keep walking. To save someone else's life. 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/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price ofthe 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. ** Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of JOYCE**, RACHEL: : THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres rares, out-of-print books, out of print books, atlases and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |