Adventure Under Arms
by W Victor Cook
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
George G. Harrap & Co., 1951. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1951. First Edition. 235 pages. Pictorial jacket over red cloth. Pages are mildly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Spine ends are slightly crushed. Noticeable marking overall, heaviest to spine. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket. Light tanning to all surfaces, heaviest to spine and edges. Panels have light edgewear, with small tears, chips and creases, heavier to spine ends. Moderate marking to exterior.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1675844025TMB
- Title
- Adventure Under Arms
- Author
- W Victor Cook
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co.
- Date Published
- 1951
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...