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Girl with a Monkey
by Astley, Thea
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good-
- Seller
-
Albany, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. Author's first book. Light bumps to spine ends and date stamp to ffep. Jacket has small clip to top of front flap, but price intact. Minimal edgewear and no fading given the age. Two closed tears 1/4" each to bottom of rear panel and one same size to top of rear panel and one 1/8" tear with small crease to top of front panel. Also, one puncture to bottom of rear panel and mild abrasion to corners. Moisture staining to top and bottom edges of jacket mostly visible on inside and flaps, else Near Fine/Very Good-.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LPB000475PW
- Title
- Girl with a Monkey
- Author
- Astley, Thea
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition/First Printing
- Publisher
- Angus and Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1958
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Australian Literature;
Terms of Sale
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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