THE JOLLIEST TERM ON RECORD
by Brazil, Angela
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/ACC/ND
- Seller
-
Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK "RARELY AVAILABLE," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Reprint thus.?* Date of Publication: Undated butgift inscription dated 1920. Booklist of Angela Brazil?s Novels contains 17 titles.* Publisher: Blackie & Son.* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated cloth boards, Beige & pale blue with three girls plus tennis rackets on front; pigtailed girl at keyhole on spine, black title to spine and face. Some bumps & rubs to edges and corners, spine heavily rubbed and faded. ACC* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear to text block. Two pages cornered. No marks to text, slight offsetting and inscription to fep, VG* Illustrations: Balliol Salmon (illustrator). Six b/w plates to frontis and within text.* Pages: 288 pp. text.* Description: One of Angel Brazil?s series of stories about youngsters at school. The two girls, Katrine and Gwethyn are sent to a very small country school as senior students whilst their parents are away in Australia with their Father?s work as he chairs a Scientific Conference in Sydney. A VG+ copy of the text block with cover wear reducing it to ACC. No dust jacket.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3896
- Title
- THE JOLLIEST TERM ON RECORD
- Author
- Brazil, Angela
- Illustrator
- Salmon., Balliol
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/ACC/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London UK 288
- Date Published
- 1920-01-01
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