Collins, 1962. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1962. First Edition Thus. 256 pages. Illustrative jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown and free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Water staining to textblock edges. Visible creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Bleaching to spine ends. Water staining to rear board. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Visible sunning to spine. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges. Water staining to panels.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1674652116ADA
Title: Spike of Swift River
Author: Jack O'Brien
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Collins
Date Published: 1962

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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...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.