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WATNEY, SIMON: : BLOOMSBURY IN SUSSEX: A SUSSEX GUIDE. [Book No. 6.]

UK.ALFRISTON,SUSSEX,SNAKE RIVER PRESS,2007.

ISBN 9781906022051.

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Book No. 6. Snake River Press publishes books about the art, culture,personalities and landscape of Sussex for enthusiasts.] FINE/FINE.Owner's inked name+calendar date to top fore-edge corner of front free endpaper but no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around matt,pale pink background with a glossy,printed bellyband style,wrap-around b/w woodcut illustration by Barbara Childs across middle of dw/dj,with capitalised,matt black-lettered title; capitalised,matt black-lettered sub-title (A SUSSEX GUIDE),capitalised,matt white-lettered author name and publisher's b/w illustrated colophon towards lower edge of front panel of dw/d; spine/backstrip with capitalised black-lettered sub-title and author surname; part-title in capitalised white lettering,publisher's b/w illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with continuation of repeated front's illustration and black-lettered synopsis and a black-lettered epigram (Lawrence Gowing,from 'REMEMBERING DUNCAN AND VANESSA').Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without foxing/ spotting or other blemish; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered khaki paper-covered boards with dark brown repeated bellyband style illustration as the  front across the middle of the boards with similarly lettered but dark brown-lettred title, author name and publisher's colohon to front; spine with capitalised,brown-lettered sub-title, author name,title in capitalised khaki and publisher's brown+khaki lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear board repeated from dw/dj but in dark brown lettering,and immaculate repetitive publisher colophon illustrated endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-96pp [paginated] includes author's Introduction,7 chapters: The Bloomsbury Group, The Sussex Connection, Firle & Asheham, Monk's House, Charleston, Berwick Church and Brief Lives - each with a b/w wood-cut chapter headpiece illustration by Barbara Childs,a 4pp Bibliography,Footnotes and an Index; plus [unpaginated] sub-title separator page with a b/w County of Sussex diagramatic map to its reverse,a wood-cut b/w illustrated title page,and a woodcut b/w illustrated Contents list/table.                         Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness and brightness and lack of any major detracting faults.                                The literary works and interesting sex lives of the Bloomsbury group are well-known,almost boringly so.This refreshing guide takes an altogether less obvious and more domestic approach to an endlessly fascinating subject, looking at the furnishings,decorations and gardens of Charleston Monk's House and how they came to express the spirit of their remarkably creative and innovative occupants.                The Bloomsbury group was the most innovative and influential group of pioneering Modernist artists, writers and designers in early 20thC Britain.Tragically all their London homes were destroyed in the Blitz of WW2,but happily,both Virginia and Leonard Woolf's home in Rodmell and Vanessa Bell's home at Charleston near Firle are open to the public.Together with the murals and other decorations by Duncan Grant,Vanessa Bell and her son Quentin in nearby Berwick Church,the homes they lived and worked in for more than 50 years provide a unique picture of the aims and ideals associated with the Bloomsbury group in the early decades of the last century. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,that 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 of any inexpensive 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. **

UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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