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Cork On The Water
by Macdonald Hastings
- Used
- acceptable
- paperback
- First
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
Item Price
$8.07
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About This Item
Penguin Books, 1956. Paperback. Acceptable. 1956. First Edition Thus. 224 pages. Green striped penguin cover. Unabridged. Glue remains firm. Hinges are cracked. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Pencil inscription to first page. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning. Splits to spine tail joints. Curling to corners. Rolling to spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1642777917IEV
- Title
- Cork On The Water
- Author
- Macdonald Hastings
- Format/binding
- Paperback
- Book condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Date Published
- 1956
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- tail
- The heel of the spine.
- rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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.... [More]
- 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... [More]
- cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,... [More]
- acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists... [More]
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