E. H. Bailey – The Pre-Natal Epoch 1916 Copy 3

£70.00

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hb Bailey, E. H. The Pre-Natal Epoch 1st W. Foulsham & Co., 5, Pilgrim Street, Ludgate Hill, E.C., London 1916 £70 The true first edition Original full brown cloth in vgc+ condition, with light rubbing to extremities of spine and outer corners of boards, small (5mm) rough patch towards top of outer edge of front board, and mild fading of lettering to spine. Front paste-down with rare and interesting Aquarius-themed pictorial bookplate of former owner, dated Christmas 1938, showing a person pouring water into an outdoor swimming pool. Ffep slightly toned, and with plain-pencilled inventory number. Title page with tiny L. N. Fowler address label overlying original printed address. Occasional slight staining to parts of a few early pages within, but nothing strong or serious. Small plain-pencilled marginal mark to p. 25, but no permanent previous owner mark-up found. Old San Francisco bookseller address label to rear paste-down. Still a vgc+ copy of the rare first edition, with a charming pictorial astrological bookplate.

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Weight 0.425 kg

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