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The Princess
by Gunnar Mattsson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William Heinemann Ltd, 1966. Hardcover. Good. 1966. First Edition Thus. 152 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Noticeable marking to some pages throughout; text is not obscured. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Spine is slightly sunned. Gilt remains bright. Light rubbing and scuffing overall, with a few noticeable marks also. Boards are noticeably bowed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1672845553LEE
- Title
- The Princess
- Author
- Gunnar Mattsson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Date Published
- 1966
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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