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THE BIG FISH
by BEEDING, Francis; [pseudonym of PALMER, John Leslie and SAUNDERS, Hilary St. George]:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1938. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Original blue cloth with black titles to the front and spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding clean and firm, the spine a little rolled. The contents are entirely complete, clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper which is a little creased and with several short closed tears to the extremities and a touch of fading to the red lettering on the spine. Correctly priced 7/6net on the spine. An attractive example of a scarce title to acquire in dustwrapper. (Hubin). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15559
- Title
- THE BIG FISH
- Author
- BEEDING, Francis; [pseudonym of PALMER, John Leslie and SAUNDERS, Hilary St. George]:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1938
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
Biblio member since 2015
York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
Our shop is located in central York within a stones throw of the historic Micklegate Bar and walls. We are open seven days a week and carry a high quality stock specialising in but not limited to first editions, signed copies, bound sets and childrens / illustrated books and original art. Our opening times are 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sundays.Lucius Books is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) trade associations. If you are unable to make it to the shop then our stock is available to view on our website at www.luciusbooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
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