The Violins of Saint-Jacques - A Tale of the Antilles.
by FERMOR, Patrick Leigh
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Murray/Derek Verschoyle, London., 1953. First edition. Octavo. 139 pages. Dustwrapper design and decorations by Robin Ironside; endpaper maps. The author's increasingly scarce second book and his only foray into fiction.Near fine in very good nicked and chipped dustwrapper internally repaired at tail of spine and at hinge of front flap.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FERMORPA009816
- Title
- The Violins of Saint-Jacques - A Tale of the Antilles.
- Author
- FERMOR, Patrick Leigh
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- John Murray/Derek Verschoyle, London.
- Date Published
- 1953
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Peter Ellis bookseller
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LONDON
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...