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Sabine's Notebook in Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin and Sabine Continues
by Nick Bantock
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1993. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 8" by 8". Nick Bantock. The first U.K edition of this wonderful interractive epistolary work, which won the 'Bill Duthie Bookseller's Choice Award' for 1993 This is the second work in 'The Griffin and Sabine Trilogy'. Alike to his other works, this book is elaborately designed, featuring facsimile postage stamps, hand-written letters and documents, postcards and other ephemera. The correspondence between two characters, Griffin Moss and Sabine Strohem is documented to this work. Collated, complete. The first U.K edition, issued the year after the true first edition. In original hardcover boards and held in original, unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, lovely condition. Dustwrapper is excellent with minor rubbing to the head of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 566L41
- Title
- Sabine's Notebook in Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin and Sabine Continues
- Author
- Nick Bantock
- Illustrator
- Nick Bantock
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 8" by 8"
- Keywords
- Griffin and Sabine Children's Novel First Edition Children's Interactive
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
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- Dustwrapper
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- Spine
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- Facsimile
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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