Close Quarters
by Golding, William
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0571147798
- ISBN 13
- 9780571147793
- Seller
-
Harwich Port, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First British Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. London, Faber & Faber, 1987. First British edition. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt lettering embossed on spine, 281 pp. Minor rubbing on dust jacket, book like new. Fine in a near fine dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rose's Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019850
- Title
- Close Quarters
- Author
- Golding, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First British Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571147798
- ISBN 13
- 9780571147793
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- VOYAGE ADVENTURE RELATIONSHIPS T WARRAVEL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sailing and Maritime Affairs;
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About the Seller
Rose's Books, IOBA
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Harwich Port, Massachusetts
About Rose's Books, IOBA
Rose's Books is an Internet-only rare and used book service, located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. We publish and distribute scholarly imprints by Clock & Rose Press.
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- 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...
- Fine
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- New
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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