Better Than Working
by Patrick Skene Catling
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Faber & Faber, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1961. First Edition. 222 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages remain bright and clear. Binding is firm. Boards have light shelf-wear, with minor corner bumping and minimal scuffing to edges. Spine and edges are slightly sunned, with mild crushing to ends. Faint black marks overall. Slight forward lean.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1665126691PRI
- Title
- Better Than Working
- Author
- Patrick Skene Catling
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Date Published
- 1961
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
World of Rare Books
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
About World of Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...