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RUTTER, OWEN: : GOLDEN RAIN

LONDON.T FISHER UNWIN LIMITED,1928.

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UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,1st edn.VG+.No owner inscrptn.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original orange cloth boards with black ink tooled bordered edge to front cover with blocked black ink lettered title,slightly dulled spine/backstrip blocked black ink double-line edge borders at head+foot of same,with blocked black ink letters,a lightly and minimally grubbed,plain and undecorated rear board/cover; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears,splits or fraying present,and clean plain white endpapers, with cracked front hinge at the half-title page,rear hinge solid and sound.Top edges very lightly toned from light dust-soiling,but still bright and without foxing/spotting,fore-edges brighter and lightly toned with some minimal, sporadic foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean - text body virtually foxing-free - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - though consecutive pp283/6 with accidental lower corner creases,else appears unread - apart from my own collation.Pp281-288 top edges with small,page by page decreasing tear to top edges.Any discolouring or other imperfections commensurate with book's age and therefore with some minimal foxing/spotting mainly to page edges.UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,1st edn,5-314pp [paginated] includes XXIV (24) chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title with a foxing spot to its verso,a title page,a dedication and 2pp advert for author other titles (to date) at the rear. One of author's earliest novels,the second (?) to be published in English about Borneo,preceded by 'Sepia' (London,BENN,1926 and republished as 'Passion Fruit'). Edward Owen Rutter worked in the North Borneo civil service as a magistrate and district officer between 1910 and 19015,when he returned to England to enlist in the army.Commissioned June 1915,a 2nd Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion, Wiltshire Rgt. The battalion left for France in September 1915 and in November moved to Marseilles and then on to the Salonica Front in present-day Macedonia.In Salonica,the Wiltshires saw action at the Battle of Horseshoe Hill in August 1916,and the Battles of Doiran,in April and May 1917.Returning to France in June 1918, arriving at Serqueux on 1 July 1918,the Battalion was attached to the 50th (Northumbrian) Division. Also a British historian and travel writer, fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and of the Royal Anthropological Institute.He wrote one of the masterpieces of Great War verse,a parody of H Wadsworth Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha" entitled "Song of Tiadatha" (Tired Arthur), 1919.Also author of published works on Capt. William Bligh and the mutiny on the Bounty. Another presentable item,this example has survived exceptionally well,particularly without any dw/dj protection - particularly in respect to the book overall,and unusually,without the usual major discolouration and other imperfections usually encountered or expected in a book of this age. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,item's actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if offered P/p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. **

UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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