This Island Now
by Peter Abrahams
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£61.04£48.83
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1966. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine.This copy is NEAR FINE in a NEAR FINE, unclipped (21s net),DJ designed by Charles Mozley. Exterior is rich and clean. Gilt is bright. Only hints of wear. Edges are sharp. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight with modest toning. DJ is bright and colorful with very modest edge wear and a couple of rubbed spots to the spine.Lovely..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002162
- Title
- This Island Now
- Author
- Peter Abrahams
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
Bailey Bonzo Books
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
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
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