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Behind the Lines
by A. A. Milne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1940. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1940. First Edition. 101 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth with label to spine. Pages are visibly tanned with notable foxing throughout. Heavier tanning and foxing to text-block edges, pastedowns and endpapers. Small sticker to front pastedown. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Small tear to front hinge. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surface. Mild staining to front board. Moderate sunning to spine and boards edges with noticeable crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has visible edge-wear with notable tears and chipping. Prominent tanning, foxing, rubbing and marking. Moderate water stains all over.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1707303055ADA
- Title
- Behind the Lines
- Author
- A. A. Milne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co. Ltd.
- Date Published
- 1940
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
World of Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
About World of Rare Books
Wob sells rare and collectable books on behalf of charities. Our team of booksellers are happy to deal with any enquiries and aim to provide same-day dispatch for all orders.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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