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Burke and Hare
by Edwards, Owen Dudley
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0904919277
- ISBN 13
- 9780904919271
- Seller
-
Buxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
U.K.: Polygon Books, 1980. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tight firm clean copy. Ex library with all the usual stamps and marks - read - library stamp dated 1980. Maroon cloth hard cover with gold gilt titled spine - some edge wear and rubbing - cocked spine. Unclipped jacket with slight rubbing to edges. .
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- Seller
- M and P Books PBFA member
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 006286
- Title
- Burke and Hare
- Author
- Edwards, Owen Dudley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0904919277
- ISBN 13
- 9780904919271
- Publisher
- Polygon Books
- Place of Publication
- U.K.
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Crime Burke Hare Edinburgh
- Bookseller catalogs
- True Crime;
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Buxton, Derbyshire
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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