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SALVAGE AND OTHER STORIES
by R.S.PORTEOUS , WW2 Merchant Navy Chief Officer
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: GEORGE G.HARRAP & CO, 1963 Blue Boards with gilt titles to spine and facsimile author signature to front board, 215 x 140 mm approx. 190 pp Collection of stories based on the author's maritime adventures.The author's second book, his first recounting his experiences on a Central Queensland Cattle station. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ VG (Book- a little soiling to top edge of book block. No other defects. Dust Jacket - mild shelf rubbing with 14 mm approx tear to head/rear panel fold and some shelf soiling mainly to rear panel, white to spine a little tanned. Non price clipped, cover13/6. Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve).
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- Bookseller
- booksonlinebrighton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 126697
- Title
- SALVAGE AND OTHER STORIES
- Author
- R.S.PORTEOUS , WW2 Merchant Navy Chief Officer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- GEORGE G.HARRAP & CO
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- Salvage and Other Stories, R S Porteous, WW2 Merchant Navy Chief Officer, Maritime Books, Sea Stories, WWII, Modern First Editions, Australian Interest,
Terms of Sale
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- 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....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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