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Four Gardens
by Sharp M
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Buxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Arthur Barker Ltd, 1935. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library Copy With Usual Stamps And Markings Internally. Read Condition With Cocked Spine - Reading Copy - Some Foxing - Age Stained Pages - Complete. Heavily Stained Orage Cloth Hard Cover With Gilt Titles To Spine - Some Edge Wear And Rubbing To All Edges And Spine Corners..
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Details
- Seller
- M and P Books PBFA member
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 005787
- Title
- Four Gardens
- Author
- Sharp M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Arthur Barker Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
M and P Books PBFA member
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About the Seller
M and P Books PBFA member
Biblio member since 2010
Buxton, Derbyshire
About M and P Books PBFA member
Trader dealing on internet and at local Bookfairs in the North West/Norh East and Midlands area of the U.K. General stock of 1300 internet listings. Please note that we do not receive personal callers at Mansfield without prior appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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