Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Fair. acknowledgements. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Minor bumping to the backstrip and rubbing to the book corners. Wear to the book edges and browning to the text block edges with dust marks to the top edge. Browning and faint foxing to the endpapers and age toning to the internal text. Previous owners details to the top edge of the free front end paper. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with white and black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and chipping to the dustwrapper corners and top backstrip edge. The lower 0.25 " of the backstrip is missing. There is a 0.25 " tear to the top edge of the front dustwrapper panel and a 1 inch tear to the top right-hand corner of the rear dustwrapper panel and a 1.25 " tear to the lower edge of the front dustwrapper panel, all tears have associated creasing. There is a 2 inch tear along the rear spine gutter edge. Browning to the rear dustwrapper panel and a little rubbing to the front panel. The rear fold over crease has become quite fragile and has numerous splits along it. Clipping of the dustwrapper, front fold over, lower right-hand corner. Browning and foxing to the verso of the dustwrapper. A collection of 14 short stories, set in India, from the 16th century to the last days of the British rule. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. X, 198 pages, last two pages blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Fiction -- Australian; India; Inventory No: 0108970. .

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0108970
Title: The Little Ghosts
Author: Anderson, Ethel
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Fair
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Angus and Robertson
Place of Publication: Sydney
Date Published: 1959
Keywords: BZDB2 Short Stories -- India Literature & Literary; Fiction -- Australian; India; Unbranded Anderson, Ethel The Little Ghosts
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction -- Australian; India;

Terms of Sale

Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.

We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047

About the Seller

Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

This seller has earned a 3 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2005

melbourne, Victoria

Ask Seller a Question

About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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...
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...