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BERNESE ADVENTURE by Shaw, Jane
- Bookseller: Grandmahawk's Eyrie
(AU)
- Seller Inventory #: GHE0012602
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good+
- Jacket condition: Fair+
- Edition: No Edition Stated
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: The Children's Press
- Place: London
- Date published: 1956
Description
London: The Children's Press, 1956 No date, c.1950s, turquoise/siver dec boards in pictorial DJ, 188pp. Unclipped DJ has general wear & tears , creases to top/tail spine, edges and corners, now protected in poly film. Book has general rubbing to edges, bumps to tail spine corners, inside has age tanning to pages, gift inscript inside fr cover, else square and tight. When Caroline, Sara, Vanessa and John decide to take a holiday in the Bernese Oberland, little do they realise that their decision will set in motion a series of breath-taking adventures centred around the theft of a priceles necklace. 280g when packed. . No Edition Stated. Hard Cover. Good+/Fair+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
DJ : Short 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.
12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
tail : The heel of the spine.
Bumps : 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.
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