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A Thirst for Life: With the Accent on Cricket
by Blofeld, Henry
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 034077049X
- ISBN 13
- 9780340770498
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2000. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, gilt perfect. Text block clean, with light toning to edges. Feels lightly read. Minor bump to head and foot of spine, very good condition. Jacket some minor crimping to top edge. Light handling marks to the gloss. Slight sunning to spine. Overall very good. This copy is not ex-lib, not priced clipped and has no inscriptions. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. Please note : this book is very heavy (1150g) all overseas purchasers may be charged additional shipping. Please contact bookseller for exact price. A very good example of this autobiography
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001930
- Title
- A Thirst for Life: With the Accent on Cricket
- Author
- Blofeld, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 3rd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 034077049X
- ISBN 13
- 9780340770498
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 431
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
- Keywords
- cricket TMS General, General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiographies;
- X weight
- 1100 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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. All books, where possible, are sent by signed and tracked services and our postage prices reflect this. We cannot normally send to overseas PO Box addresses. Purchasers may need to provide a phone number for heavier or valuable items as per our courier requirements. We only use airmail for overseas orders, we will not use surface mail.
About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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