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This Is London
by Sasek, M
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Macmillan Company, 1960. First British Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Sasek, M.. Another volume in the beloved Czech illustrator's series of geography/history books for children. 60 pages, illustrated in color by the author on nearly every one! First published in 1959, this is a 1960 (Second) printing of that FIRST BRITISH EDITION, NOT the modern reprint. Oversized hardcover folio is in VG+ condition: decorative glossy boards & interior are completely clean, pages white, with moderate, even tanning around edges. Colors bright. Stitched binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Former owner's name & address on ffep in black marker, else unmarked. The unclipped DJ (with price in British pounds sterling at lower front flap) is VG+, with very slight edgewear all around; NO fading or chipping; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays, Pacific time; later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day. Sorry: book is too large for expedited domestic or international shipping due to postage costs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020211
- Title
- This Is London
- Author
- Sasek, M
- Illustrator
- Sasek, M.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- GEOGRAPHY WORLD CITY CITIES ILLUSTRATED ILLUSTRATOR CHILDREN PICTURE BOOKS TRAVEL ENGLAND ENGLISH LONDON
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Travel-Exploration-Adventure; Urban/Rural/Regional Studies;
Terms of Sale
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Good+
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- Folio
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Edges
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