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Silver Nutmeg
by Norah Lofts
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Michael Joseph Ltd, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. First Edition. 368 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Front free end-paper clipped and has minor pencil mark. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Front board cloth is dust stained. Rear board cloth has damp staining.Book has a slight forward lean. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.
Reviews
On Feb 28 2022, a reader said:
Wonderful story held my attention all the way through!
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1658241171DPB
- Title
- Silver Nutmeg
- Author
- Norah Lofts
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph Ltd
- Date Published
- 1947
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
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- 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....
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
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