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The Contenders by John Wain - 1958

by John Wain

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The Contenders by John Wain - 1958

The Contenders

by John Wain

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MacMillan And Co. Ltd., 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. Reprint. 279 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding is slightly shaky. Previous owner's pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Slight water staining to edge of front board. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Mild rubbing and black marking to surfaces, with scuffing to edges and small splits to joints. Tanning to spine and edges.
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  • Publisher MacMillan And Co. Ltd.
  • Date Published 1958

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Contenders, The

by Wain, John

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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1958. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Printing. Jacket is worn and edgeworn. 279 pgs..
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The Contenders

The Contenders

by Wain, John

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First printing of this edition
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Montmorillon, France
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Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1962. First printing of this edition. Paperback. Very Good. First printing of this mass market paperback edition. Penguin no 1689. A clean, unmarked copy in printed wrappers.
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The Contenders

by John Wain

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
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1st Edition
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good hard cover edition with very good dust jacket. 1st Edition. Clean text. Tight binding. Lightly handed. 279 pages.
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The Contenders

The Contenders

by John Wain

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Penguin Books, 1962. Paperback. Acceptable. 1962. First Edition Thus. 285 pages. Illustrated paperback. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed throughout. Some pages are dog-earred. Covers have moderate tanning with creasing and reading lines. Book has forward lean.
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The Contenders

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University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, 1970, (authorized xerograph of 1958 edition), smaller 8vo., cloth, 279pp., ex-lib.- spine label, pocket, stamps, VG- $
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The Contenders

The Contenders

by John Wain

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Penguin Books, 1962. Paperback. Good. 1962. No Edition Remarks. 284 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.
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The Contenders (A Novel)

by Wain, John

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Dust Jacket Included
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1st American
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Binghamton, New York, United States
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New York: St. Martin's, 1958. 1st American . hard. Very Good+/Dust Jacket Included. Kingsley Amis blurb dj by Finegold. very good+, good+ chipped dj, black cloth, clean text, tight 279 pgs
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Contenders

Contenders

by John Wain

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Used - Good/Good
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Reader's Union, 1959. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1959. No Edition Stated. 222 pages. Blue dust jacket with blue lettering over navy cloth. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine and board edges. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Heavy tanning to spine and edges, with soiling to DJ. Sticker to back.
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The Contenders

The Contenders

by John Wain

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Used - Good/Acceptable
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Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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St Martin's Press, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 278 pages. Pictorial dust jacket covered in plastic wrapper over black cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with moderate tanning to text block edges. Moderate rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Book has noticeable forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.
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THE CONTENDERS

by wain,john

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penguin, 1962 soft cover in very good condition. Soft cover. Very Good.
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