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Symbols Signs and their meaning
by Arnold Whittick
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good +
- Seller
-
Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
London: Leonard Hill Limited, 1960. Presumed first. Hardcover. Good/Good +. London, Leonard Hill Limited, 1960. Presumed FIRST EDITION. Ex library hardcover. Purple cloth with a blind stamped design on the front and gold gilt on the spine. Edges are slightly frayed and the corners are bent. Spine is cocked and loose, but fully intact. Jacket has some slight fading around corners and soiling on the back panel. It is protected in library-grade mylar and has a call number on the spine. The front endpaper has marks from the lending card's adhesive, a tear through the page, and a withdrawn stamp. There is pencil markings from the library on the copyright page. A well-circulated, but sound copy with clean, unmarked text. A guide to the meaning, usage, and origin of countless common symbols found in every day life. Illusrated with a plethora of b/w images depicting the symbols and signs discussed by the author. Book GOOD condition, jacket GOOD+. April Box 4
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Details
- Seller
- Honest Dog Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- A803981X02NOU
- Title
- Symbols Signs and their meaning
- Author
- Arnold Whittick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Presumed first
- Publisher
- Leonard Hill Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
- Pages
- 407
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
Terms of Sale
Honest Dog Books
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
Honest Dog Books
Biblio member since 2022
Bayfield, Wisconsin
About Honest Dog Books
Honest Dog Books is a family-run new and used general interest bookstore with a long history in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Owners Julie Buckles and Charly Ray are wilderness travelers with a team of sled dogs, two teenagers, and deep love for community, literature, and conversation.
Always feel free to email with questions, for extra pictures, shipping charge information, or if you're interested in making an offer different than the listed price! Our books may come in protective mylar or other coverings, these are all easily removable and not directly attached to the book itself.
Always feel free to email with questions, for extra pictures, shipping charge information, or if you're interested in making an offer different than the listed price! Our books may come in protective mylar or other coverings, these are all easily removable and not directly attached to the book itself.
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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