Augustus Smith of Scilly
by Inglis-Jones, Elisabeth
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1969. First Edition. Red Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. N/a. 213pp. 1969. First edition. A very good, clean, tight copy in like wrapper. Original publisher's red cloth - gilt embossed title to the spine. Some photographic reproductions including a frontispiece illustrate the text. No inscriptions. The head and tail of the spine a little bumped with light associated creasing to the wrapper. The wrapper has not been price-clipped. Some light rubbing to the head of the spine. A very good, clean, tight copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230970
- Title
- Augustus Smith of Scilly
- Author
- Inglis-Jones, Elisabeth
- Illustrator
- N/a
- Format/Binding
- Red Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Trumpington Fine Books Limited
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Glossary
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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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.