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Click here to see our other books! Saint Joan of Arc Vita Sackville-West 1936 Cobden-Sanderson : London 8.5" by 5.5" xiii, 436pp. SUMMARY A first edition copy of Vita Sackville-West's classic biography of Joan of Arc, bound in beautiful half morocco by Maltbys. First Edition,Folding Maps,Illustrated,Leather Binding,Rebound,Signed Binding Overall Condition: Fine This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage : £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition. Rebound in a beautiful contemporary half morocco binding by Maltbys. With a frontispiece, half title page, eight full page plates and four maps, one of which is folding. Collated complete. The classic biography of Saint Joan of Arc, focusing predominantly upon her character and life, rather than the politics of the time. Vita Sackville-West was an English author, poet and journalist. She won the Hawthornden Prize for Imaginative Literature twice, for her works 'The Land'. and for her 1933 poetry collection. She is also widely regarded as the inspiration for the protagonist of, 'Orlando: A biography' by Virginia Woolf, who was a close friend and lover of Sackville-West. With a bookplate for one, 'Peter M. Scott', to the front paste-down. CONDITION Rebound in contemporary half morocco. Externally, excellent with little shelf wear. Bookplate to the front paste-down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean with the odd spot and handling mark. Light offsetting to the edges of page 436. Overall Condition: Fine 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. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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I bought this for the copy's associations with a family I'm interested in, thanks to the suggestions about provenance in the seller's description. The description and photos told me all I needed to know about the book - clearly the right family, though I have my own view on the individual who owned it - but that is part of the fund of an old book. It arrived promptly - a couple of days' delay caused by UPS - safely packaged and a good price, I think.
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