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THE RIVER OF ADVENTURE
by Blyton, Enid
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Monmouthshire, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1955. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Tresilian, Stuart. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. The eighth in the Adventure series. Cream pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. 277 pages. Bumping to spine and corners. Some foxing to spine and board edges. Name to top of front endpaper. Some foxing to page edges and endpapers. Grubby mark to rear pastedown. A few light margin marks otherwise contents are clean. Hinge cracked in middle of book. Book leans a little to one side. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some tears plus chipping to corners. Browning to panels and spine. Some foxing to rear flap and verso. Front flap has vertical crease. Ring mark to front flap visible on verso.
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- Bookseller
- Stella & Rose's Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1407032
- Title
- THE RIVER OF ADVENTURE
- Author
- Blyton, Enid
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Tresilian, Stuart
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS ENID BLYTON BLYTON ADVENTURE SERIES
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About the Seller
Stella & Rose's Books
Biblio member since 2005
Monmouthshire, Aberdeen
About Stella & Rose's Books
About Stella & Rose's BooksWe have an extensive shop situated in the beautiful and historic village of Tintern in the Wye Valley on the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom.Located in the lovely village of Tintern - well known for its ancient abbey - Stella & Rose's Books has been established since 1991 and typically has up to 30,000 books in stock on many subjects but with particular emphasis on Natural History, Transport including Motor Sport, History, Art, Military, Childrens and Science & Technology.Stella & Rose's Books have received consistent praise - and awards - for our customer service, and books are carefully packaged in professional book boxes to ensure that they reach you in the best possible condition.
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- Cloth
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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,...
- Dustwrapper
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