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THE EARTHLY PARADISE
by Forester, C. S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1940. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 319 pages. Dust jacket good with some general wear and rubbing, light chipping to head and tail of the spine, a little marked, price-clipped, now protected in a clear removable archival sleeve. Original cloth binding with gilt lettering, very good and bright with a few marks to base of the front board, slight lean. Contents clean and tight, original yellow end papers with map, spotting to page edges. A very good first edition copy..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Loe Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029589
- Title
- THE EARTHLY PARADISE
- Author
- Forester, C. S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction - General;
Terms of Sale
Loe Books
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About the Seller
Loe Books
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Launceston, Cornwall
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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