The Ball and the Cross
by Chesterton, G. K
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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London (Birr), Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., 1925. Book. Very Good. Cloth (hardcover). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket. Slight shelfwear and some foxing to edges and text. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book in moderately worn dust jacket show some rubing, soiling and a little chipping to head and tail of spine, as well as a small old paper label near bottom of spine (now protected in removeable archival sleeve). Neat. vi,403+4[publisher's ads.]p..
Synopsis
Originally published in 1910. Includes suggested readings (p. 215).
Reviews
On , Booksforchange said:
A delightful work of philosophical fiction in classic Chesterton style, with wit, rapier, and insightful paradox.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30813h
- Title
- The Ball and the Cross
- Author
- Chesterton, G. K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- literature fiction modern fantasy science fiction catholic catholica trad-catholic Chesterton Chestertoniana
- Bookseller catalogs
- G. K. Chesterton: primary & secondary sources;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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About the Seller
CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
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London (Birr), Ontario
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Glossary
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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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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