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Ponies Plot
by C. Northcote Parkinson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Murray, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1965. New Edition. 129 pages. Dust jacket over green cloth. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Mild tanning bands to endpapers. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Mild water stains to fore edge. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional markings overall. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Notable foxing to surfaces. Mild tanning to spine and panel edges. Light rubbing and marking all over.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1696936077BIL
- Title
- Ponies Plot
- Author
- C. Northcote Parkinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Date Published
- 1965
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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