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In the Valley of the Gods: A Nomadic Variorum, Excursion 1.-Summer
by Vizard, William D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ to Very Good-/-
- Seller
-
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Cheltenham, U.K.: W.W. Bastin & Son,, 1926. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-/-. Book, presumed to be a first edition, was written mainly in the autumn of 1921 and includes general poems as well as descriptions of various places visited, also written in verse. Red cloth with gilt titling on spine and front, blind- stamped borders front and back, black and white frontispiece and illustrated with black and white photographs, 152 pages. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped, spine and adjacent edges sunned, upper edge lightly sunned, small pressure mark on upper back edge, text block edges darkened and have foxing spots, occasional foxing spots in text, edges of plates slightly darkened around edges, book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014162
- Title
- In the Valley of the Gods: A Nomadic Variorum, Excursion 1.-Summer
- Author
- Vizard, William D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ to Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- W.W. Bastin & Son,
- Place of Publication
- Cheltenham, U.K.
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- POETRY, TRAVEL,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
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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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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