Between the Woods and the Water : On Foot to Constantinople from the Hook of Holland: The Middle Danube to the Iron Gates
by Fermor, Patrick Leigh
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0719542642
- ISBN 13
- 9780719542640
- Seller
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Book Club Associates and John Murray, 1987. Book Club Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book club edition almost identical with First edition, first printing octavo hardback cloth gilt 248 pages map on green paper Very Good condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket No inscriptions
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- Seller
- Alexander's Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 080625
- Title
- Between the Woods and the Water : On Foot to Constantinople from the Hook of Holland: The Middle Danube to the Iron Gates
- Author
- Fermor, Patrick Leigh
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0719542642
- ISBN 13
- 9780719542640
- Publisher
- Book Club Associates and John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Pages
- 256
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Between the Woods and the Water : On Foot to Constantinople from the Hook of Holland: The Middle Danube to the Iron Gates; Fermor, Patrick Leigh;
- X weight
- 600 g
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About the Seller
Alexander's Books
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
About Alexander's Books
Alexander's Books was founded in 1987 and initially traded as a bookshop in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. The stock consists of approximately 15,000 books on most subjects, but specialises in History, Literature, Children's books and Topography with a good sprinkling of other subjects. We are a family business. At Alexander's Books we pride ourselves on providing a prompt and efficient service. The Alexander's Books Team
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
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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...
- 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...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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