Nephelococcygia, or Letters from Paradise
Herbert M. Vaughan
Published by W. Spurrell & Son, London, 1928
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Hyraxia Books. ABA, ILAB, Hutton Cranswick, United Kingdom
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London, W. Spurrell & Son, md [1928 or 1929]. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. An uncommon book, this copy offered with an ALS from the author describing the book, and additionally inscribed by the author to the letter's addressee on the endpaper, and signed by the author with name only to the title page. A short novel and seven short stories, The title essentially translates to Cloud-Cuckoo Land, from Aristophanes' The Birds. Spine tips and corners a touch bumped, stain to the top edge on the upper boards, internally neat with just a little offsetting. [11226, Hyraxia Books]. md [1928 or 1929]. Seller Inventory # 11226
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Title: Nephelococcygia, or Letters from Paradise
Publisher: W. Spurrell & Son, London
Publication Date: 1928
Binding: Hardback
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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NEPHELOCOCCYGIA OR LETTERS FROM PARADISE .
Published by
W. Spurrell & Son, Carmarthen [Wales], 1929
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii [viii] [1] 2-163 [164: blank], title page printed in red and black, publisher's tan linen-backed boards, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First edition. A presentation copy with Christmas 1928 inscription by Vaughan to the Rev.'d Bickerton Edwards on the front free endpaper and Vaughan's signature on the title page. "Heaven as a eutopia. Even monastic life. Inhabited by famous people." - Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 187. Vaughan's 85-page utopian work is followed by six stories and "The Exile," a fantasy in verse. Damp stains to lower edges of front and rear covers with light offset on the paste-downs, else internally clean, a very good copy. An uncommon book. (#171188). Seller Inventory # 171188
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