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William Does His Bit
by Richmal Crompton
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
George Newnes Limited, 1941. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1941. Reprinted. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards. Pages are heavily foxed, with moderate tanning to text block edges. Former owner's stamp to front paste-down, with an inscription to free endpaper. Binding is slightly loose. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout, with water mark and a few small nicks along text block edge. Boards have heavy shelf-wear with notable bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and considerate rub wear to surfaces. Book has a very pronounced forward lean and slight bow. Heavy tanning to spine and edges, with fraying to joint. Water drops down spine.
Synopsis
William Does His Bit is the 23rd book of children's short stories in the Just William series by Richmal Crompton. This book contains 10 stories. It was first published in 1941, and the first published versions are now collectors items and pretty rare. Like its immediate predecessors and the next two installments this book contains the central theme of World War II and the war effort, which was being fought at the date of this book's original publication.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1689064472ADA
- Title
- William Does His Bit
- Author
- Richmal Crompton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Newnes Limited
- Date Published
- 1941
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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