The Pyrenees
by Hilaire Belloc
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Not issued
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Methuen & Co, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/Not issued. 9x6x2. Hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued). First edition, 1st printing (no later printings indicated). Spine and cover lettering bright and clear. Small repaired tear at the base of the spine; slight shelf wear at the extremities. Previous owner name and old booksellers' marks on front endpapers, all in pencil. Title page, tissue and edges of text block faintly foxed. 46 sketches and 22 maps (including one fold-out map) by the author. Ships in a box. Fast shipping from NYC!
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Details
- Bookseller
- SELG Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 071420088
- Title
- The Pyrenees
- Author
- Hilaire Belloc
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Not issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- 9x6x2
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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Returns accepted if books are in the same condition as when received, packed securely, and postmarked with 7 days of receipt. Refunds exclude shipping except in cases of bookseller error.
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- Text Block
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- First Edition
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- Foxed
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- Jacket
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- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Title Page
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