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Twenty-Six (26) Flying Stories

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Twenty-Six (26) Flying Stories

by Jackson, G. Gibbard

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  • Very Good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Very Good/Fair
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About This Item

London: Boy's Own Paper Office Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Minor fading of cloth near the top of the boards, presentation bookplate on front free endpaper for regular attendance at Sunday School dated 1941, some foxing of prelims and last pages, and foxing of page edges. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has a couple of long tears, a horizontal chip bottom of spine panel, and a large triangular piece (3" x 2") missing top of spine panel. Jacket illustration and colour frontispiece by Arthur Qliffe, and three B&W illustrations from photos inserted in text. 254 pages.. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Very Good/Fair.

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Bookseller
Purpora Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
16046
Title
Twenty-Six (26) Flying Stories
Author
Jackson, G. Gibbard
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Fair
Publisher
Boy's Own Paper Office
Place of Publication
London
Bookseller catalogs
Childrens;

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Purpora Books

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Comox, British Columbia

About Purpora Books

Purpora Books is a full-time business specializing in literature first editions, signed copies, poetry broadsides and fine press. Over 50% of our inventory is devoted to Canadian authors. We are committed to finding and providing our customers the nicest and most interesting copies available. Our bookroom is open by appointment - please phone ahead. We are always interested in buying books, from single collectible items to complete libraries.

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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....
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...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Bookplate
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Edges
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Jacket
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