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Through the Behring Strait (ARCO edition)
by Verne, Jules
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Arco, 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition Thus first printing. Book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, gilt perfect. Light bumps to foot of spine. Feels lightly read. Text bock edges have toning, very good condition. Jacket has a touch of wear to the edges. Jacket spine a touch toned. Top 4mm of front and rear flaps are toned. Jacket grades as very good, Looks nice on the shelf in the fitted archival cover. An uncommon title in an scarce edition, collectible 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. A solidly well bound example of Arco Verne title.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004922
- Title
- Through the Behring Strait (ARCO edition)
- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Arco
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Pages
- 192
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 1.43 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
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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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
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