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The Youngest Miss Ward
by Joan Aiken
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz, 1998. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A charming novel by Joan Aiken based upon Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park" With an extensive list of works under her name, Aiken has written several novels around Austen's renowned works. Aiken creates further insights into the Mansfield Park set in a story that is founded in a deep admiration for Jane Austen's books. With the bookplate of Chris Viveash, a Jane Austen scholar and contributor to the Austen Society Reports. In a paper board binding with original dustwrapper. Externally, light chipping to the spine. Pencil annotation to front pastedown. Tape mark to rear pastedown. Chipping to dustwrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Title page and publishing page removed. Personal bookplate to verso of Part One. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD2-A-5
- Title
- The Youngest Miss Ward
- Author
- Joan Aiken
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Jane Austen Mansfield Park Continuation Joan AIken Mansfield Park
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
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