Aim Straight: A Biography Of Admiral Sir Percy Scott
by Peter Padfield
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hodder and Stoughton, 1966. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1966. First Edition. 317 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over khaki cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are fairly bright, with light tanning to free endpapers and text block edges. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout, with a few small nicks and rub marks along text block edge. Boards have light shelf-wear with minor corner bumping and mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a pronounced forward lean. Light tanning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate surface wear, with small chips, tears and creasing to edges, corners and spine ends. Lightly tanned and folding to front flap. Notable puncture to spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1694085838DPB
- Title
- Aim Straight: A Biography Of Admiral Sir Percy Scott
- Author
- Peter Padfield
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Date Published
- 1966
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Text Block
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