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The Mayor's Sea Voyage by Beaman, Betty and S G Hulme
- Bookseller: High Barn Books
 (GB)
- Seller Inventory #: 10963
- Format: Hardback.
- Quantity available: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Oldbourne
- Date published: 1958
- Pages: Unpaginated
Description
Oldbourne , 1958 . Hardback. . VG++ hardback book (minimal wear and fresh and bright) in VG DW (rubbed, price clipped and chipped with closed tear). 8vo pictorial boards. Illustrated.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
vg : Very Good condition. can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
price clipped : The portion of the dust jacket flap where the publisher prints the suggested price has been cut away. Usually this is a clean 1-2" diagonal cut made with scissors.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
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.
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