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The Bear
by Briggs, Raymond
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1856812499
- ISBN 13
- 9781856812498
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Glazed illustrated boards sharp and clean. Bumped to head of spine. Text block clean. The pages are crisp and unblemished, there is a neat ink gift inscription to the FEP. Feels lightly read. Near fine condition. No jacket. Overall near fine. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A solid example of this collectible first edition first printing title, a sought after book. Illustrated with the usual Briggs charm and pathos.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006614
- Title
- The Bear
- Author
- Briggs, Raymond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1856812499
- ISBN 13
- 9781856812498
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1994
- Pages
- 48
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens;
- X weight
- 700 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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