The Other Man
by Francis Durbridge
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hodder, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. First UK Edition. 191 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Mild cracking to front hinge, slightly exposing netting to top edge. Binding remains firm with all pages firmly attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to text block edges, free endpapers, and pastedowns. Boards have light shelf-wear with minor corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning. Unclipped jacket, priced 12s 6d net. Panels have moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Small areas of loss to spine ends. Water staining to bottom edge of rear panel and spine. Light tanning overall. Sticker to front panel. Stain to rear panel spine edge. Wear marks overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1658403596LSA
- Title
- The Other Man
- Author
- Francis Durbridge
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hodder
- Date Published
- 1958
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....