H. M. Corvette
by Monsarrat, Nicholas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- Seller
-
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA, USA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1943. First U.S. Edition . Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 7 prelim leaves, pp13-168. Photo illustrated title page. Deckle fore edge. Top edge dyed yellow. Navy blue cloth w yellow lettering and anchor motif to cover and spine. Bumping to head and tail. Binding square and sound. Full-wrap illustrated DJ shows chipping to top corners, shallow loss to head, wear to tail, surface scuff to fore edges, preserved now in BroDart cover. Small octavo: 215 x 145mm. First edition, stated.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Post Horizon Booksellers
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047604
- Title
- H. M. Corvette
- Author
- Monsarrat, Nicholas
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Date Published
- 1943
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Monsarrat, Nicholas, 1910-1979. World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, British World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, English. NOISBN Naval, World War II
- Bookseller catalogs
- War and Military; Edgington Sea Collection;
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About the Seller
Post Horizon Booksellers
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Brodart
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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....
- First Edition
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