The Opal Book
by Leechman, Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0701815442
- ISBN 13
- 9780701815448
- Seller
-
Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Sydney, Australia: Lansdowne Press, 1982. Hardcover. Good +. Octavo, 264 pages. Later printing. Glossy illustrated boards. Slightly cocked spine. Firm binding; no loose pages. Several early pages with a crease. Book and cover with minor wear. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States. Originally published in 1961.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wayside Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12125
- Title
- The Opal Book
- Author
- Leechman, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0701815442
- ISBN 13
- 9780701815448
- Publisher
- Lansdowne Press
- Place of Publication
- Sydney, Australia
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- gems; jewels
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art & Design;
Terms of Sale
Wayside Books
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Most books are mailed in cardboard boxes, with protection for the book and padding to avoid damage en route. Some paperback books shipped within the US may be mailed in bubble envelopes.
About the Seller
Wayside Books
Biblio member since 2021
Pittsburg, Kansas
About Wayside Books
Wayside Books LLC is owned by Dianne and Steven Cox, currently operating their online store in Southeast Kansas. We have honed our rare book skills at the Rare Books School at the University of Virginia and the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. We sell modern first editions and collectible fiction, as well as children's books and non-fiction books, with an emphasis on history, politics, social sciences, and the arts.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...