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The Affair of the Rockerbye Baby
by Barber, Antonia
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The red covers are fresh, with light bumps to the top and bottom of the spine, but little or no wear else. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The corners of the dust jacket flaps have shallow clips (but the price is still visible) and shows light wear. The jacket. is now in a protective plastic cover. Synopsis: Three English children, Richard, Helen and Jon, are the sole witnesses to the kidnapping of the spoiled son of the rich and famous Howard Rockerbye. Unexpectedly, the children discover the identity of the kidnapper, but can't persuade the adults to believe their story. Only by enlisting the help of the Hidden Eyes of Harlem, a city-wide network of small watchful boys, are they able to foil the criminals.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granny Goose Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002848
- Title
- The Affair of the Rockerbye Baby
- Author
- Barber, Antonia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure Stories for Boys;
Terms of Sale
Granny Goose Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granny Goose Books
Biblio member since 2008
Ottawa, Ontario
About Granny Goose Books
Used and collectable children's books.
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- 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...
- Crisp
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- Bumps
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- Spine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
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