Shadowed! [But Soft -- We Are Observed!]
by Hilaire Belloc
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. G. K. Chesterton. Stated First Edition. Black cloth boards with teal lettering and border design on front. Blue topstain. Head of spine pushed; light blemish spots on front board. Previous owner's name in pencil on ffep, else pages clean. Dust jacket rubbed; chipped; general edgewear; not price clipped ($2.50). DJ in clear archival sleeve. 37 illustrations by G. K. Chesteron. 312 pp. 7.5 x 5.25 inches. A Chesterton-Belloc political mystery, set in the year 1979: devious diplomacy, international intrigues, and secret service sleuths are abroad throughout the land. Belloc's humor is evident as he takes shots at living targets and contemporary governments in his satire. Features a female Prime Minister (Thatcher was elected in 1979). First published in the UK in 1928 under the title But Soft -- We Are Observed!. This is the first American edition. Scarce in jacket. The previous owner was Grace M. Von Egloffstein.
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- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011122
- Title
- Shadowed! [But Soft -- We Are Observed!]
- Author
- Hilaire Belloc
- Illustrator
- G. K. Chesterton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- mystery, fiction, novel, Egloffstein, 1979, G. K. Chesterton, Chesterton-Belloc,
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Boyd Used & Rare Books
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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