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A Mantis Carol
by Van Der Post, Laurens
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0701204109
- ISBN 13
- 9780701204105
- Seller
-
Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Hogarth Press, 1975. 1st Edition. Green Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 166pp. First ediiton of this book. Gilt embossed lettering to the spine. Slight fading to the upper edge of the boards, hidden under the wrapperInk inscription to the front end paper, hidden under a piece of paper pasted onto the front end paper with the word 'Mother' in pencil written on it. Slightest of foxing to the end papers, half title page and fore edges. Clean and tight. Dust wrapper price clipped. Slight shelf wear to the edges of the wrapper. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 208725
- Title
- A Mantis Carol
- Author
- Van Der Post, Laurens
- Format/Binding
- Green Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0701204109
- ISBN 13
- 9780701204105
- Publisher
- The Hogarth Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Keywords
- SAN AFRICAN PEOPLE SOCIAL SCIENCE
- X weight
- 25 oz
Terms of Sale
Trumpington Fine Books Limited
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- Title Page
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Price Clipped
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- Gilt
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelf Wear
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