Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1997. Hardcover. Good/Good. Good+ ; Good+ Jacket. 1997 Weidenfeld and Nicholson, London. SIGNED by author on title page, with a personal inscription. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has brown textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white plates. 273 pages. Printed in Great Britain. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped. Spine has a nick in the covering near the top. Top page edges have a dent near the center and a few small dark spots. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Some page tips lightly bumped. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear, with light wrinkling at the corners and spine ends, a small puncture near the top of the spine panel, and light scratches. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

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Bookseller: SmarterRat Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 12443
Title: Once A Jolly Bagman: Memoirs
Author: McAlpine, Alistair
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
ISBN 10: 029781737X
ISBN 13: 9780297817376
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicholson
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1997
Keywords: Biography,Signed
Bookseller catalogs: Biography; Signed;

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