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African Terror
by Sheraton, Neil
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG-
- Seller
-
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Robert Hale Limited, 1957. 1st ed. No add'tl ptg. Hardcover. VG+/VG-. 8vo. 192pp. Illus. dj. feat. a "native" African stalking through the jungle while two official types look on from behind the trees, in a jeep, from a higher vantage point. Black cloth, gilt to spine. Dust jacket: two 1'' closed tears at bottom corner and tail; edgewear; chipping to extremities; scuffing & soiling, esp. visible on rear cover. Boards: bumping to spine. Bound material: foxing to all edges; foxing to endpp., else fine. "And in a territory where the beast isn't always four-legged, man doesn't always behave rationally. Woman certainly doesn't." The protaganist is named Rocky Russel and the author was in the R.A.F. I think that about says it all. Author has signed the FFEP. Author's 1st book; covered in protective mylar.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Downtown Books & News
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 375
- Title
- African Terror
- Author
- Sheraton, Neil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed. No add'tl ptg
- Publisher
- London: Robert Hale Limited
- Date Published
- 1957
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Firsts;
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Glossary
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- 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....
- VG+/VG-
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a dust jacket that is in slightly less than Very Good Condition. Very...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
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