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The House of Joy
Laurence Housman
1895
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. : London
7.5" by 5"
[6], 181pp.
SUMMARY
Very scarce copy of this first edition illustrated short story anthology by Laurence Housman.
First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers Original Binding,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
European Postage: £ 14.99
Asia Postage: £ 18.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99
DESCRIPTION
First edition of this work, a very scarce copy. Containing a series of eight short stories including The Prince with the Nine Sorrows, The Luck of the Roses, and The White King among others. Collated, complete with a frontispiece and engraved title page, as well as eight further frontispieces to each story.
Laurence Housman was a prolific Victorian English playwright, writer, and illustrator, brother to A. E. Housman and Clemence Housman
CONDITION
In the original publishers full decorative cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine, light darkening to back strip. internally, binding split to p. 32, held b three cords only. Pages bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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