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STAMBOUL TRAIN
by GREENE, Graham:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann. 1932. First edition. First edition. [the corrected state of text, as published]. Original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding clean, square and tight. The contents are without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps, the text block with very light spotting to the text block edge. Complete with the original and correct first issue dustwrapper which is a little rubbed and creased to the extremities with several nicks, two small chips and tiny closed tears secured to the underside with tissue paper. Not price-clipped (7/6net to the front flap). A beautifully clean and bright example of the author's fourth novel. [Wobbe A5a.] Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Synopsis
Stamboul Train (1932) is a novel by author Graham Greene. A thriller set on an Orient Express train, it was renamed Orient Express when it was published in the United States.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11674
- Title
- STAMBOUL TRAIN
- Author
- GREENE, Graham:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: William Heinemann. 1932
Terms of Sale
Lucius Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lucius Books
Biblio member since 2015
York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
Our shop is located in central York within a stones throw of the historic Micklegate Bar and walls. We are open seven days a week and carry a high quality stock specialising in but not limited to first editions, signed copies, bound sets and childrens / illustrated books and original art. Our opening times are 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sundays.Lucius Books is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) trade associations. If you are unable to make it to the shop then our stock is available to view on our website at www.luciusbooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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