The Old Man of the Mountains
by Nicholson, Norman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good Minus/Fair
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1946. Dust jacket edgeworn and chipped along head of both covers, browned along reading edge of front cover, some foxing to covers, spine browned, chip and closed tear to head of spine 1 cm, chip to foot of spine 0.5 cm, some light spotting to closed edges of text block, boards clean, light edgewear to corners and head/foot of spine, previous owner's inscripition to fep, gutters cracked, uncut edges to foot of text block, signed by author on title page, pp clean and clear to read, pp secure in binding, bookseller's stamp to fep.. Signed by Author. (first edition). Hard. Good Minus/Fair. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookcase (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57794
- Title
- The Old Man of the Mountains
- Author
- Nicholson, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- (first edition)
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
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
Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....