The Port of Peril
by Kline, Otis Adelbert; [illustrated by] St. John, J. Allen;
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Providence, RI: The Grandon Company, Publishers, 1949. Hardcover. 12mo; pp 218; G/G; ivory white spine with dark blue text; dust jacket shows modestly sunned exterior; some rubbing wear to edges; lightly soiled rear; mylar wraps taped at pastedowns; cloth has some wear to edges; clean exterior; strong boards; text block has slightly age toned exterior edges; frontispiece; pp 122-123 show some offset, other interior clean; illustrated;
NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #1. 1325971. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1325971
- Title
- The Port of Peril
- Author
- Kline, Otis Adelbert; [illustrated by] St. John, J. Allen;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Grandon Company, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Providence, RI
- Date Published
- 1949
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.