Mr. Papingay's Ship
by Marion St. John Webb
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Stanley Paul and Co. Ltd, 1925. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1925. First Published. 249 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrations throughout. Heavy cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages are loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to first and last few pages. Water staining to first and last few pages, text remains unaffected. Previous owner's inscription and green staining to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate crushing to spine ends causing fraying to cloth. Tear to middle of spine. Water staining and paper residue to front board. Staining overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1637842549EMB
- Title
- Mr. Papingay's Ship
- Author
- Marion St. John Webb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Stanley Paul and Co. Ltd
- Date Published
- 1925
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.