A Passage to India By E. M. Forster Author of Howard s End , A Room with a View etc. [FIRST Numbered SIGNED Limited Edition Fine Full Morocco Binding]

E. M. Forster

Published by London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1924

About this Item

London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1924, FIRST Numbered SIGNED Limited Edition. In recent full green morocco binding with gilt titles to the spine, four raied bands with blind tooled board decoration in line with the bands, gilt page top edges, one of 200 individually numbered copies, this one number 99, SIGNED by E. M. Forster. Damp stained internally with red colour to the bottom page margins from page 297 to the end with red colour ingress to the lower margin. First end papers replaced with offsetting to the half title, tanned to the end papers, otherwise gently tanned throughout with damp staining towards the end of the volume. With the original replacement title label still bound in. Pagination: 325pp. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 9 ¼ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition gilt titles to three compartments, four raised bands. Joints very good condition. Corners very good condition. Boards very good condition blind tooled in line with the bands. Page edges good condition top edges gilt, others untrimmed, wavy and stained red to the bottom edge 297 to the end. Binding very good condition beautifully bound. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition sound. Paste downs very good condition marbled paper. End papers good condition marbled paper, first end paper missing, half title with offsetting from the replaced end paper. Title good condition lightly tanned. Pages good condition generally very clean, gently tanned with damp staining to the lower page margins from page 297 to the end with red colour ingress to the lower margin. See photos.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1753267101961

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Passage to India By E. M. Forster Author of Howard s End , A Room with a View etc. [FIRST Numbered SIGNED Limited Edition Fine Full Morocco Binding]
• Publisher: London: Edward Arnold & Co.
• Publication Date: 1924
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fine Binding
  • Signed Numbered Limited Editions