A Grave for a Dolphin
by Alberto Denti Di Pirajno
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Andre Deutsch, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1956. First English Editio. 192 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Slightly more pronounced to text block edges and free endpapers. Plates are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Mild cracking to gutters between pages 128-129. Binding remains firm throughout. Faint pencil markings with scuffing to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild sunning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket, priced 15s net. Panels have light edgewear with minor chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and panels. Faint black marks overall. Noticeable scuffing to rear panel with minor loss.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1704992664LEE
- Title
- A Grave for a Dolphin
- Author
- Alberto Denti Di Pirajno
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Date Published
- 1956
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...