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Ten Little Niggers by Christie, Agatha
- Bookseller: Charing Cross Road Booksellers
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 20060849
- Book condition: Vey good
- Jacket condition: none
- Quantity available: 1
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Samuel French
- Place: London
- Date published: 1944
Description
London: Samuel French, 1944. First Edition, SC, VG+, 8vo, a play in three acts, four shillings net, original production play, Vera's script, stage notes written throughout by actress Linden Travers the character "Vera", a one and only copy, book has acetate mylar wrap over original wraps. Book is clean, minor shelf wear, minor bumping to heel and head of spine as well as to corners, chipping to heel and head of spine, light ageing to cover, print out about the actress included. 82 pages. Excellent copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Digest sized . Rare.
wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
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. Also known as the back.
bumping : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
chipping : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
heel : The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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