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The Enemy Within
by John Creasey
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Evans Brothers Limited, 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1950. First Edition. 264 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are lightly tanned with water marks and a few small nicks along text block edge. Moderate cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a pronounced forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1690536055TMB
- Title
- The Enemy Within
- Author
- John Creasey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Evans Brothers Limited
- Date Published
- 1950
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
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