Birth by Drowning by Norman Nicholson, First Edition with Dust Jacket
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£38.00
Overview
A First Edition, [First Printing] of 'Birth by Drowning' by Norman Nicholson in Fine condition in a Very Good condition yellow dust jacket published by Faber and Faber Limited in 1960
Details
Condition Summary: (Fine/Very Good) A sound book with clean boards and pages, no inscriptions. Light offsetting on endpapers, in a bright tear-free dust jacket and not price clipped (12s 6d). three short closed edge tears (less than 10 mm). All notable faults: Previous owner's name on the front endpaper
Full Details
| Book Number | B0013725 |
|---|---|
| Title | Birth by Drowning |
| Author(s) | Author: Nicholson, Norman [Cornthwaite] Norman [Cornthwaite] Nicholson (1914 to 1987)—An English poet born Millom on the edge of the Lake District, where he spent most of his life. His poetry is noted for its local concerns, straightforwardness of language and use of the vernacular of the ordinary people in the area. Much of his work focusses on mining, quarrying, ironworks, religion and faith |
| Edition and Format | First Edition, [First Printing] —Edition identified by: Stated in the publisher's imprint information Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high). 63 printed pages in purple cloth with white lettering, in yellow dust jacket |
| Publisher(s) | Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1960 |
| Series | No |
| Content | Content A play commissioned for the Committee for Religious Drama in the Northern Province and first performed in 1959. |
| Download Link | Download Printable Details |


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