Contraband: or a Losing Hazard: New Complete Library Edition
by G.J. Whyte-Melville
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, New York & Melbourne: Ward Lock and Co., Limited. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated by Stanley L. Wood. Blue cloth boards, slightly faded spine, a few marks and minor handling wear, a little damp discolouration on the lower front corner, front inner hinge split and front free end paper starting to detach, light foxing mostly on the title page and frontispiece tissue guard, no writing inside, 300 numbered pages plus several pages of publisher's adverts at the back, an undated edition probably late 19th or early 20th century.
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- Bookseller
- Ryde Bookshop Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030895
- Title
- Contraband: or a Losing Hazard: New Complete Library Edition
- Author
- G.J. Whyte-Melville
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Stanley L. Wood
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ward Lock and Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London, New York & Melbourne
- Keywords
- FICTION, NOVEL
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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Ryde Bookshop Limited
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Ryde, Isle of Wight
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