Graven Image : An Auto-Biographical Textbook
by Farleigh, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co Limited, 1940. 1st Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Large. 388pp. A lovely copy of this first edition. Illustrated with numerous b/w photographs and line drawings. Pictorial paper covered boards with slight sunning to the spine. Light or slight rubbing to the board edges and to the head and tail of the spine. Pencil name and date to the top corner of the front end paper. A couple of slight scratch marks to the front fore edge - appears to be a printing flaw. A couple of page corner tips are slightly turned, leaving a neat crease. Clean and tight. A very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 216976
- Title
- Graven Image : An Auto-Biographical Textbook
- Author
- Farleigh, John
- Format/Binding
- Paper Covered Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fore Edge
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.