

A Century of Boys' Stories
by Young, Francis Brett: (As Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Leicester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson, 1937. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (London: Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Ltd n.d. [1937]). First UK Edition. Publisher's green boards with front board and spine stamped in black. 46 authors; 58 stories of the Mystery and 1,024 pages. A VG+ (or better) copy in like D/W with a small chip from the bottom right hand corner of the front cover just affecting the lettering. The verso of the D/W is interesting as it has details of other Century Omnibus books in this series. The authors include: Eden Phillpotts, Talbot Baines Reed, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Alexandre Dumas, Sir Walter Scott, R L Stevenson, Capt Marryatt and Percy L Westerman, amongst many others. The English Catalogue of Books has this book being published in July 1937. Rare in D/W. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490718930
- Title
- A Century of Boys' Stories
- Author
- Young, Francis Brett: (As Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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Leicester
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About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Glossary
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- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...