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IT'S A BATTLEFIELD
by Greene, Graham
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
London: Rupert Hart Davis, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Greene, Grahan. IT'S A BATTLEFIELD. London: Rupert Hart Davis, 1957. First Edition. Crown octavo. Gilt lettered black cloth. A very good or better example, the spine unfaded, the text block tight & free of blemish, two corners with small bumps, very neat small bookplate on the front pastedown. An excellent Greene mystery.
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Details
- Bookseller
- TBCL The Book Collection Library
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31530
- Title
- IT'S A BATTLEFIELD
- Author
- Greene, Graham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Rupert Hart Davis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Bookseller catalogs
- Electronic List TBCL; Graham Greene; ITSAMYSTERY;
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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