Lost Horizon
by Hilton, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co Limited, 1938. Paper Covered Boards. Good+. The lovely story of Shang-Ri-La. Ivory paper-covered Boards with blind stamped Floral Design in centre and Multi-Linear Border. Grey lettering on spine. 281 pages, 250g, 7" Tall. Charming illustrated Bookplate of 2 dogs tipped in to ffep, name and date of 1944 written on it. No other inscriptions. Some marginal tanning to paper. Lettering on spine rubbed. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall
Synopsis
Lost Horizon is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamasery high in the mountains of Tibet.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018704
- Title
- Lost Horizon
- Author
- Hilton, James
- Format/Binding
- Paper Covered Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- FICTION/CHILDREN'S FICTION/CLASSICS
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Cornish Books
Biblio member since 2019
Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...