A REED IN THE TIDE.
by CLARK, John Pepper
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Longmans Green and Co., 1965. 1st edition - African name / address else about fine in near fine dust jacket, minor rubbing - Clark's 2nd book of poems. Sticker offset on the title-page from a publisher's pasted in errata slip, else very good in dust jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12547
- Title
- A REED IN THE TIDE.
- Author
- CLARK, John Pepper
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans Green and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- African Poetry African Literature Nigerian Poetry Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Black Literature;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Port Colborne, Ontario
About Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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