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The Night's Moves
by BLAKESTON, Oswell (HASSLACHER, Henry Joseph)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG++/VG++
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Gaberbocchus Press, 1961. VG++/VG++. 1st Edition. 13.7 x 19.6 cm black cloth with silver titles to the spine, uncut fore edge, 125[3]pp, with original unclipped dust jacket priced at 12s 6d net. Clean boards with bright titles and firm sharp corners. Internally clean, without name, inscription or bookplate and just a touch of spotting to the uncut fore edge. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) has a little toning to the top and bottom edges of the flaps and to the blank rear panel together with a little rubbing to the spine tips and corners. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 201976
- Title
- The Night's Moves
- Author
- BLAKESTON, Oswell (HASSLACHER, Henry Joseph)
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++/VG++
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gaberbocchus Press
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Thriller
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Biblio member since 2020
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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