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The Collector
by Fowles, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Jonathan Cape, London, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Tom Adams -- Cover Art. 390 g.; VIII, 284 pages, last page blank. Tan coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Red coloured tint to the top block edge. Light of rubbing to the book corners. Light browning and very faint foxing to the text of edges. Previous owner's name across the full width of the free front end paper. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Tom Adams, with black titles to the front panel and the backstrip. Rubbing and a little chipping to the dustwrapper corners. Rubbing to the other edges of the dustwrapper and there is a similar .25 " tear to the top left-hand corner of the rear dustwrapper panel. There is a smaller tear to the top right-hand corner of the rear backstrip corner. There has been yellowing and handling marks to the rear dustwrapper panel. Clipping of the dustwrapper, all four corners. On the verso of the dustwrapper a few foxing spots with some handling marks. The classic novel by John Fowles about an inadequate young man who kidnaps a young woman to study. This is the first UK edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Tom Adams -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 0106403. .
Synopsis
The Collector is the title of a 1963 novel by John Fowles. It was made into a movie in 1965.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0106403
- Title
- The Collector
- Author
- Fowles, John
- Illustrator
- Tom Adams -- Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Literature -- English, Kidnapping Literature & Literary; Tom Adams -- Cover Art Unbranded Fowles, John The Collector
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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