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The Forbidden Zone
Mary Borden
1929
William Heinemann : London
9" by 6"
1-199pp
SUMMARY
A lovely copy of the first edition of Mary Borden's semi-autobiographical novel, in the scarce original dust wrapper.
First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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EU Postage: £ 16.99
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition, first impression, of this work from the Chicago born socialite Mary Borden, who during the First World War funded and worked in a military hospital on the French front.
Comprised of short stories, 'written recently from memory', alongside further poems and sketches penned during the war years, this work was published in the same year as such classics as 'A Farewell to Arms', and 'All Quiet on the Western Front', though in its form has been compared to the works of modernist authors including Edith Sitwell and Ezra Pound.
In the scarce publisher's original dust wrapper, unclipped.
With Percy Smith's image of Thiepval, near the Somme, serving as the frontispiece.
A celebrated account of life on the front.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to spine head and tail, with a small area of light fading to the head of the front board. Hinges strained, and a touch tender. Discolouration to dust wrapper back strip, with small losses of paper to spine head and tail, and further small loss to head of front and rear wrap. Light tide mark to head of front wrap. Small hole and closed tear to rear flyleaf fold. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, but with instances of light spotting to page perimeters.
Overall Condition: Very Good Very Good
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.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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