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Getaway
by Harris, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1956. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, a crease to front panel of same, slight bumping to spine ends of red boards, original owner's name inside front board, on title page and on first and last pages of text, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover novel. The story deals with an Italian family who decide to sail their fishing boat from Australia westwards across the Pacific, intending to make it to America. Issued in the US as "Close to the Wind". 230pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011525
- Title
- Getaway
- Author
- Harris, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hurst & Blackett
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sea-Stories, Close-to-the-Wind
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
JimsOldBooks
Books dispatched within 1-2 working days. Returns accepted but customer should notify me within seven days of receipt of the book. Postage charges based on average book weight. Reduced rates will apply to lighter parcels when possible. Heavy books are mentioned in the book description, you will be informed of any increased charges before the book is dispatched.
About the Seller
JimsOldBooks
Biblio member since 2004
Kirkwall, Orkney
About JimsOldBooks
Based in Kirkwall, Orkney off the north coast of Scotland. No shop, internet sales only..
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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