The Anatomy of Villainy
by Balchin, Nigel
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- Hardcover
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Great Leighs, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Published by Collins, London, 1950, 1st edition. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. 8.75ins x 5.75ins, 256pp plus 8pp plates. The author examines13 characters from history to establish why they were regarded as villains. These include Judas Iscariot, Guy Fawkes, Matthew Hopkins, Titus Oates, Judge Jeffreys, the Marquis de Sade and Rasputin. Dw has aclosed tear to the top of the spine and is rubbed to top of spine and top corners. VG / G+.
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- Title
- The Anatomy of Villainy
- Author
- Balchin, Nigel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...