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The Master, An Adventure Story
by WHITE T. H
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1957 ex-library, front hinge reinforced with cloth mesh over the map endpaper ( but can read the map through it), ex library stamps to fep, and prelims upto imprint, rear hinge also mesh reinforced, and with minor paper remains from issuing slips, dust jacket with some edge chipping, vertical edges of flaps trimmed, front flap loses no text but rear flap has been removed and replaced with plain paper, dust jacket reproduces a painting by the author, 256pp G+ reading copy, "Men work in a hiddden laboratory for the 150-year-old Master, involved in a plan for world unification. Described by the author as 'a simple adventure story with a suppressed moral'" Reginald 15251, (500 grams) . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ex-Library.
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Details
- Seller
- Fortuna Books
(NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 011469
- Title
- The Master, An Adventure Story
- Author
- WHITE T. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Science Fiction fantasy Adventure young Adult Novel Fiction British
- Bookseller catalogs
- FICTION LITERATURE & CRITICISM;
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About Fortuna Books
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Flap(s)
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