The Dark Mile
by Broster, D. K
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Oakdale, Tennessee, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1929. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Blue cloth with gilt spine letters. 1st Edition, "First published 1929". Well worn, bumped and scuffed extremities. Cocked spine, joint tears are clear-taped. Back hinge and a few signature cracks. Original owner's name, date on ffep, otherwise unmarked, clean pages. Good reading copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Foggy Mountain Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003627
- Title
- The Dark Mile
- Author
- Broster, D. K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Pages
- 362
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Terms of Sale
Foggy Mountain Books
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About the Seller
Foggy Mountain Books
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About Foggy Mountain Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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