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A Certain Smile
by SAGAN, Francois
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
John Murray, 1956. 1st English Language Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. 1st English Language Edition translated by Irene Ash. 19 x 12.6 cm maroon boards with white vignette to the front and titles to the spine. (iv)152pp in original unclipped jacket priced at 8s 6d net. Clean boards with firm, sharp corners and bright white titles. Internally clean, without name, inscription or bookplate. There is a small band of toning on the free endpapers where the dust jacket does not reach and a little spotting to the edge of the text block. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) is very bright with a hint of spotting to the flaps, a touch of rubbing to the spine tips with 1mm loss to the foot of the spine and a faint scratch on the front bottom corner. All in all a lovely copy. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 201841
- Title
- A Certain Smile
- Author
- SAGAN, Francois
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG+
- Edition
- 1st English Language Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Romance
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Biblio member since 2020
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
Glossary
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- VG+/VG+
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a dust jacket that is in slightly better than Very Good Condition. Very...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
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