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H. M. S. Wideawake, Destroyer and Preserver
by Lieutenant-Commander George Stitt, R. N
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/very good
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. First Edition. c.1943. Hardcover. Blue cloth, gilt spine titles. 12mo. 164pp. Frontis.Very Good in Very Good price-clipped dustjacket. Light rubbing to edges, mild soil, mild tanning, inscription on flyleaf. Moderate rubbing to dustjacket, light chipping tp corners and spine-ends, some soiling.
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- Bookseller
- Common Crow Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C000014418
- Title
- H. M. S. Wideawake, Destroyer and Preserver
- Author
- Lieutenant-Commander George Stitt, R. N
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1943
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Common Crow Books
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
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