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The Hounds of God
by Rafael Sabatini
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, 1928. Very Good/Very Good. London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., [1928]. First Edition, with 7/6 net price to spine, "Autumn 1928" to publisher's ads at rear, and no additional printings listed. Octavo. 286 pp. + publisher's advertisements. Restored illustrated dust jacket (details below). Orange smooth cloth stamped in black.
Dust jacket restored with archival backing and coloring along edges and folds, with evidence of prior chips and tears at corners and along folds, a bit of a textured sheen to surface as a result of repairs; spine sunned. Spine lightly cocked with nudging at spine ends. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
[Knight & Darley A.28.a].
Dust jacket restored with archival backing and coloring along edges and folds, with evidence of prior chips and tears at corners and along folds, a bit of a textured sheen to surface as a result of repairs; spine sunned. Spine lightly cocked with nudging at spine ends. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
[Knight & Darley A.28.a].
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13741
- Title
- The Hounds of God
- Author
- Rafael Sabatini
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
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- 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....
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
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