D. Verschoyle, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1954. First Edition. 183 pages. No dust jacket. Pink cloth, with fading and discolouration. Contains black and white photographic plates. Contains black and white photographic plates. Colour illustrated plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Light thumb-marking present. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding, causing boards to be slightly loose. Binding is shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Heavy splits to joints. Foxing and dark rubbing to boards. Mild water staining overall. Notable sunning to spine and edges.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1652783255MHP
Title: The Bandit on the Billiard Table, a Journey Through Sardinia
Author: Alan Ross
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: D. Verschoyle
Date Published: 1954

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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....
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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