London: Methuen, 1932. Book. VG, Wear, Browning, Foxing. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Adventure thriller, set in Berwickshire. Rear panel of jacket lists novels by this author, of which this title is listed last. BOOK:- Binding is sound, no loose pages; green boards are clean; mild tarnishing of the gilt spine titles, but no loss; slight spine cock; shelfwear to the board edges, with some abrasion on the corners and spine ends; softening of the spine heel ridge; one corner and bottom edge of front board bumped; front endpapers are illustrated in B&W with a map by the author; ink name & small dealer sticker on front pastedown; scattered foxing in the text, and across the edges of the text block; uniform page browning. JACKET:- Intact, but no evidence of a printed price; edgewear; chipping at spine head and heel with loss of publisher name; rectangular perforation on the lower spine left of centre (approx 1.5cm x 1 cm); perforation at centre of rear spine hinge (approx 5mm x 2mm); large "V" chips at the hinge corners; several tears, ranging from 2mm to 2cm, with associated creasing; abrasion & browning to spine & hinges; three small wear perforations on the flap hinges; some rubbing to the panels. Photo on request..

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Bookseller: Klanhorn (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 011483
Title: Beginning the Adventure
Author: Muir, Augustus
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG, Wear, Browning, Foxing
Jacket Condition: Good Only
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Methuen
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1932
Keywords: Berwickshire
Bookseller catalogs: Adventure & Action;

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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....
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...
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...