The Holy Innocents
by ADAIR, GILBERT
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
William Heinemann Ltd 1988. FIRST EDITION; Super octavo, maroon cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 154pp, VG (light rubbing & sun-fading to boards, light foxing & heavy tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (light-moderate chipping, creasing & soiling)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hard To Find Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 316084
- Title
- The Holy Innocents
- Author
- ADAIR, GILBERT
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd 1988
- Keywords
- modern first editions fiction novels literature literary gilbert adair
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...