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WITCHCRAFT IN ENGLAND
by Hole, Christina ( Mervyn Peake )
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: B.T. Batsford Limited,, 1945. Book. Illus. by Mervyn Peake. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, (First Printing). Octavo, pp.[6-7 Preface] 9-160 [219: blank] [161-163 Bibliography] [164-168:Index], original red cloth boards, spine panel stamped in gilt, true first edition, first printing (first impression with 'First Published 1945' to the copyright page. Tight binding, Internally clean, in original jacket which is not price clipped, some light wear to the extremities, chipping to spine and some strengthening to folds and repair to upper spine of jacket. Uncommon. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013331
- Title
- WITCHCRAFT IN ENGLAND
- Author
- Hole, Christina ( Mervyn Peake )
- Illustrator
- Mervyn Peake
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- B.T. Batsford Limited,
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- WITCHCRAFT IN ENGLAND, FIRST EDITION, Hole, Christina, mervyn peake
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About the Seller
Kelleher Rare Books
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Naas, Kildare
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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