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Russia For Beginners
by ATKINSON, Alex and SEARLE, Ronald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG++/VG+
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Perpetua Books, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG++/VG+. Black cloth with gilt stamped decoration and vignette to the front and gilt titles to the spine. Red endpapers, 93[3]pp, with black and white illustration's throughout. In original unclipped dust jacket priced at 21s net. Signed and inscribed by Searle to his friend Wilfred Hanchant curator of the Wisbech Museum, "Wlifred/ with Happy Christmas Wishes/ Ronald/1960". Clean boards with bright titles and decoration. There is just a touch of bruising to the corners. Internally there is a reference number in pencil from a previous owner on the front pastedown and Searle's inscription to the front free endpaper. Otherwise the book is clean and bright. The dust jacket is protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) and is bright and unfaded with just a 1cm tear to the top edge of the front panel and a small ink smudge of less than 1cm on the bottom corner of the front panel. There is a hint of rubbing to the spine tips and corners with minimal loss. A lovely copy. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 201996
- Title
- Russia For Beginners
- Author
- ATKINSON, Alex and SEARLE, Ronald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++/VG+
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Perpetua Books
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Humour|Travel|Russian
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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
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