United Kingdom: W. H. Allen / Virgin Books. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. 0491004222 . A Near Fine 1st edition hardcover, in Very Good dustjacket. Book is in clean orange cloth boards, with bright gilt title. There is some light bumping to spine heel, and a little light rubbing to spine head and heel. Internally, no writing or stamps. Clean, bright pages throughout.Unclipped dustjacket is a little bumped and rubbed to spine heel, and very lightly edge-worn. There is a small crease to front flap. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages .

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Bookseller: The Old Bookshelf (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 58057
Title: ONE AFTERNOON AT MEZZEGRA
Author: Whittle, Peter
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0491004222
ISBN 13: 9780491004220
Publisher: W. H. Allen / Virgin Books
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
Date Published: 1969
Keywords: 0491004222, World War 2, Military History, Italy, Benito Mussolini, Clara Petacci, Fascists, Partisans

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Welcome to the home of The Old Bookshelf, situated in Campbeltown on the West Coast of Scotland. Our wee bookshop holds over 15,000 New, Antiquarian, Out of Print and Used titles available for immediate despatch. We maintain a wide general stock, specialising in local, Scottish, maritime and military. Out of print and new titles are catalogued every day.Scottish Independent Retail Awards Regional Finalist: 2011 and 2015. Winner 2016

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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....