Cecil Aldin : The Story of a Sporting Artist
by Heron, Roy; Aldin, Cecil
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0906671469
- ISBN 13
- 9780906671467
- Seller
-
Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Webb & Bower England, 1981 World First Printing of the first edition. Comprehensively illustrated book with Cecil Aldins delightful drawings throughout the text, in colour and mono. A well written biography of his life and work. Fresh and clean book, almost unread looking, except for a discreet blind stamp to the half title page. Jacket is not price clipped and is protected in a removable mylar sleeve. There is a slight fade to the spine of the jacket, pretty common with this book, but it is not pronounced. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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- Bookseller
- the booksniffer
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABE-3455722555
- Title
- Cecil Aldin : The Story of a Sporting Artist
- Author
- Heron, Roy; Aldin, Cecil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0906671469
- ISBN 13
- 9780906671467
- Publisher
- Webb & Bower England
- Place of Publication
- Exeter
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- SPORTS_BIOGRAPHY
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Modern First Editions, signed where possible, adult and young adult, illustrated books, Antiquarian. And, apart from the book selling, I am a writer and painter. Look at my stuff online at peterkettle.com and buy my prize winning novel, The Driftwood Giraffe on kindle.
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