Knights of the Wheel
by Alfred Edgar
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Bombay and Sydney: George G. Harrap & Company Ltd. , 1932 . Disbound. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 7". Ellis Silas. A second edition of Alfred Edgar's novel with colour plates and the original publisher's dust wrapper. Second edition of Knights of the Wheel by Alfred Edgar in the original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper.With illustrations by Ellis Silas.Includes six illustrations, five monochrome plates and one colour plates as the frontispiece. Collated, complete.The novel is an early fiction work about cars and motor racing.First published in 1926. In the original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Some slight wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The front hinge is starting but firm. There is some spotting to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 829W4
- Title
- Knights of the Wheel
- Author
- Alfred Edgar
- Illustrator
- Ellis Silas
- Format/Binding
- Disbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Company Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London, Bombay and Sydney
- Date Published
- 1932
- Size
- 9.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Colour plates Dust wrapper Early edition Alfred Edgar Dust wrapper
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- 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....