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If I Were You
by P G Wodehouse
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Herbert Jenkins Limited A near fine copy of the 1st edition, 7th printing, in good dustwrapper. The wrapper titles include Quick Service, suggesting that the book was issued circa 1940. The wrapper was designed by Heath Robinson. It has a lighter, sunned, spine with nibbling to the top and bottom of the spine with slight loss. There is a small hole at the front flap fold and some repaired small edge tears. The jacket is in a removable protective wrap. The orange cloth binding is in bright near fine condition with just a little rippling at the bottom of the spine. Contents near fine - with light toning to pages. 8 pp adverts at the rear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032214
- Title
- If I Were You
- Author
- P G Wodehouse
- Illustrator
- W Heath Robinson [dust wrapper]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Herbert Jenkins Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- p g wodehouse; twentieth century humour
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
E C Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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