London: Hamish Hamilton, 1972. Book has green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Very light shelf wear to edges. Wrapper has slightly heavier rubbing to top edge and slight fading to spine. Has been signed on the title page, and also includes a compliments slip from Barford.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Back. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Bookseller: Compass Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 032119
Title: Reminiscences of a Lance-Corporal of Industry
Author: Barford, Edward
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1972
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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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...
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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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....