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Aim straight; a biography of Admiral Sir Percy Scott
by Peter Padfield
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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N Scituate, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Hodder and Stoughton, 1966. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Hodder and Stoughton; London, 1966. Hardcover. A Very Good, mint green cloth binding with navy blue lettering on spine, binding intact, heavy discoloration/oxidation top front board buckram and left side of board also partially on spine, bit biblichor, some rubbing to board and spine edges, slightly cocked, small moisture stain top text block edge, bit of scattered foxing to text block edges and front/back matters, some age toning to pages, previous owner info sticker top front pastedown and previous owner embossed stamp bottom half title page, in a Very Good, some handling/rub marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, sunned flaps, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 317pp., appendix, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Mark Lavendier, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1036284
- Title
- Aim straight; a biography of Admiral Sir Percy Scott
- Author
- Peter Padfield
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 1.56
Terms of Sale
Mark Lavendier, Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Mark Lavendier, Bookseller
Biblio.com member since 2008
N Scituate, Rhode Island
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Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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