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The Flying Fish Amazing Story of the Future! (The Boys' Friend Library New Series No.311 November 1931)
by Beresford, Leslie
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : The Amalgamated Press, Ltd, 1931. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition first printing. Pulp paperback book is clean with a straight toned spine. Wrapper is clean with a light crease or two, there is a loss with rust marks at the staple. Front cover has bold true colours. Rear cover is clean and not grubby with some edge toning and again small loss at staple. The book is firmly bound the staple is rusty, and first page is a little affected by this. The text block is clean, with minimal toning to edges. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A solid copy of this The Boys' Friend Library title published in 1931. This series was issued four books per month, and mostly reprinted stories from other publications, only ceasing during WWII due to restricted paper supplies. This story is by Leslie Beresford, and orignally appeared in The Gem. An uncommon item.
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- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005920
- Title
- The Flying Fish Amazing Story of the Future! (The Boys' Friend Library New Series No.311 November 1931)
- Author
- Beresford, Leslie
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Amalgamated Press, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Pages
- 96
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.44 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Text Block
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- 12mo
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- Spine
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