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A Horseman Riding By
by R.F.Delderfield
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hodder and Stoughton, 1966. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1966. First Edition. 1151 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Flat signed by author to title page. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Ownership plate stuck to first page textblock. Hinges are heavily cracked with exposed netting. Binding is slightly loose. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Dust jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Heavy loss to spine and panels. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1712229809ADA
- Title
- A Horseman Riding By
- Author
- R.F.Delderfield
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Date Published
- 1966
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- Spine
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- Cracked
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
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- Title Page
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- Plate
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