Gangsters, Ghosts and Dragonflies
by Patten, Brian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0048210536
- ISBN 13
- 9780048210531
- Seller
-
Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0048210536 . 159 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in green, cloth-covered boards. Two corners slightly bumped. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustwrapper has light edge wear, a bit more to the foot of the spine. Light rubbing and scratches. Not priced, possibly for export purposes. A collection of poetry, each poem which tells a story. Poets include Roald Dahl, John Lennon, Ted Hughes, Ray Bradbury, Spike Milligan, John Betjeman, and many others. Illustrated in pen and ink. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Homeward Bound Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2272
- Title
- Gangsters, Ghosts and Dragonflies
- Author
- Patten, Brian
- Illustrator
- Terry Oakes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0048210536
- ISBN 13
- 9780048210531
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- 0048210536
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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About the Seller
Homeward Bound Books
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Campbellcroft, Ontario
About Homeward Bound Books
Homeward Bound Books is an online bookshop operated from our home in the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario. We specialize in children's and illustrated books – collectible and reading copies; and local histories, particularly for Ontario. We also stock a selection of collectable mystery fiction, ephemera, and any other titles we find interesting or unusual. We have thousands of books yet to be catalogued. So, please contact us to be added to our client list, and we will let you know when we have books of interest to you. It is our pleasure to send books homeward bound -- from our shelves to yours.
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- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.