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Shark Attack A Study of Swimmers, Surfers, Skin Divers, Shipwreck Survivors and Sharks [Hardcover] V M Coppleson
by B00FK5W03K
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Angus & Robertson, 1959-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Angus and Robertson; London, 1959. Hardcover. First Edition. A Good, blue binding with gilt lettering on spine, cracked front hinge, bumped board corners, some wear to spine edges with small tears to spine edge buckram, small pinhole front board buckram, slightly bending of boards, previous owner name in ink front pastedown, pink ink underlining and couple of pink check marks to pages 14-17, age toning to pages, scattered foxing to text block edges, age spotting/foxing to front/back matters, soiling top rear free endpaper corner, mild musty odor, sunned spine, some handling/rub marks to boards, stress crease to spine, without Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 266pp., appendix, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1031873
- Title
- Shark Attack A Study of Swimmers, Surfers, Skin Divers, Shipwreck Survivors and Sharks [Hardcover] V M Coppleson
- Author
- B00FK5W03K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson
- Date Published
- 1959-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Foster, Rhode Island
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