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THE ROUGH ROAD
by William J. Locke
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket
- Seller
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto-New York-London: S. B. Gundy- John Lane, 1918. THE ROUGH ROAD- William J. Locke- S. B. Gundy- John Lane-NY-Toronto-London-UK-1918-1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo- VG/ no dj- original maroon and black illustrated with gilt titles on spine and cover- cloth-light rubbing, cnik on spine, otherwise tight,and clean- 346pp + 4pp ads are clean, no tears or writing--SEE PHOTOS- "Set in France during World War I, the story is of a British soldier with a sweetheart in England, who falls in love with a French woman."- Fiction-historical-adventure-romance-WWI (3007) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- jakoll
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3007
- Title
- THE ROUGH ROAD
- Author
- William J. Locke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition-1st Printing
- Publisher
- S. B. Gundy- John Lane
- Place of Publication
- Toronto-New York-London
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- Fiction-historical-adventure-romance-WWI
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
jakoll
Payment must be received within 7 working days. Payments by cheque will be held 10 working days to clear. Full refund of purchase price only if item has been misdescribed as pertains to condition. Mailing costs non-refundable. Item must be returned in the same condition as it was originally sent out for refund conditions to apply.
About the Seller
jakoll
Biblio member since 2007
Mansonville, Quebec
About jakoll
We specialize in Modern 1st Edition, Children's books, Vintage classics, vinyl records, original movie posters, sports cards, comics, postage stamps and coins.We only sell online at this time and have been doing so for over 30 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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