Adventure in Oil: The Story of British Petroleum
by Longhurst, Henry
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1959. Green bds with bright Gilt title in dark Green flag to spine (fresh with bruise to spine head causing tiny nick to cloth, bottom cnrs bumped) map eps, pp 286 with numerous b/w photo plates (tight and clean copy) Original DJ has 2 short tears and some edge chips, delaminating top front edge. Overweight. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Large 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11756
- Title
- Adventure in Oil: The Story of British Petroleum
- Author
- Longhurst, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Sidgwick & Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- Large 8vo
Terms of Sale
Ariel Books
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
We are a small friendly book store stocking a unique selection of rare and out of print books. Currently we are searching for a suitable new location but have had an open book shop since 1998.
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- BDS
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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....