Stories of War and Peace
by Strang, Herbert (Editor)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton Undated but c.1917. Includes the following stories: William the Silent; A Bout with a Bear; Touch and Go; To Horse!; The Masquerader; A Half Term Holiday; An Underground Adventure. Boards rubbed and sunned, corners bumped and chipped, olive green cloth covered spine also sunned and rubbed, lettering feint, spine ends bumped, colour paper plate to front board chipped with some loss, (young boy riding donkey), spotting to closed edges, internal hinge cracked exposing binding, spotting to pages but text clear to read, 'This book belongs to - ' unmarked, black/white illustrations and diagrams throughout, colour plates bright, binding sound.. Quarter Cloth. Fair. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Bookcase
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74685
- Title
- Stories of War and Peace
- Author
- Strang, Herbert (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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,...
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