THE WINDING STAIR. Francis Bacon, His Rise & Fall.
by Du MAURIER, Daphne
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
PBS Book Club, Oxford. 1976. Reprint hardback in dustwrapper. Lge. 8vo. pp254 incl. index. 7 col'd & many monochrome plates incl. frontis. Orig. brown cloth, bright gilt to slightly bumped & cocked spine. VG.
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- Seller
- Russell Needham Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 4143
- Title
- THE WINDING STAIR. Francis Bacon, His Rise & Fall.
- Author
- Du MAURIER, Daphne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- PBS Book Club, Oxford. 1976.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Russell Needham Books
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Taunton, Somerset
About Russell Needham Books
An eclectic collection of books with an accent on the spiritual/mystical/modern first editions etc.
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...