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The Secret of Father Brown
by G.K. Chesterton
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
UK: Cassell & Company Ltd, 1927. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The Secret of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton First Edition First Impression Cassell & Company Ltd 1927. A near fine copy that has no name inscriptions or signs of previous ownership. No foxing or toning to contents or edges, clean and unmarked throughout. Covers with no fraying or rubbing and gilt still bright. In a second state near VG dust jacket with publisher's printed price of 3/6 to spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brought to Book Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007896
- Title
- The Secret of Father Brown
- Author
- G.K. Chesterton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Cassell & Company Ltd
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1927
- Weight
- 1.43 lbs
- Keywords
- The Secret of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton First Edition Cassell & Company Ltd 1927
Terms of Sale
Brought to Book Ltd
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Brought to Book Ltd
Biblio member since 2009
London, Greater London
About Brought to Book Ltd
Founded by Adam and Justin Lay, Brought to Book Ltd offers rare and collectible titles from the more interesting and entertaining corners of the book world.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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