Cork on the Water.
by HASTINGS, MacDonald
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Penguin Books. London. 1956. First edition, thus. Green Penguin paperback, number 1028. Spine soiled and sl. worn at head and tail of spine. Covers, edges and prelims foxed o/w VG.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Addyman Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36909
- Title
- Cork on the Water.
- Author
- HASTINGS, MacDonald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Date Published
- Penguin Books. London. 1956
- Keywords
- DETECTIVE FICTION green penguin
Terms of Sale
Addyman Books
All books are First edition, printed in London, unless otherwise stated. We offer a changing selection of old/out-of-print/remaindered books in a wide range of subjects. Every effort has been made to describe the books as accurately as possible, but any items ordered can be returned if not as described within a 7 day period. European Union customers have 14 days.
About the Seller
Addyman Books
Biblio member since 2006
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Addyman Books
Addyman Books is based in Hay-on-Wye, the book capital of the world, with almost 30 bookshops in the town, nestled in the Black Mountains of Wales. We have been established since 1986 and have three shops, Addyman Books, Addyman Annexe and Murder & Mayhem. Large general stock. Murder & Mayhem specialises in Detective Fiction, True Crime and Horror.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- SL.
- slight
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.