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Bentley The 1938/1939 Overdrive Cars
by Frankel Mervyn & Strang Ian
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Great Britain: Academy Books, 1994. First Edition . Buckram. Near Fine/Near Fine. Large 4to. 1st edition. 256 pages. Very nicely produced on quality paper. Superbly illustrated throughout with excellent, crisp, black and white and colour photographic plates and reproductiosn of old documents together with specifications and background notes. This is a specialised book written about the current whereabouts of the survivors (165) of the 200 "M" series Bentleys manufactured in 1938 and 1939. In original rich green buckram gilt hard cover binding. Near Fine in Near Fine most attractive pictorial dust wrapper which is just a little rubbed at the corners. A splendid book, clean, tight and most appealing. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Delph Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10686
- Title
- Bentley The 1938/1939 Overdrive Cars
- Author
- Frankel Mervyn & Strang Ian
- Format/Binding
- Buckram
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Academy Books
- Place of Publication
- London, Great Britain
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- MOTORING TRANSPORT BENTLEY CARS THE OVERDRIVE BENTLEYS
- Size
- Large 4to
Terms of Sale
Delph Books
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
Delph Books
Biblio member since 2015
Manchester, Greater Manchester
About Delph Books
I have been dealing in books for over 40 years now, and I am a long standing member of the P.B.F.A. (Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association). I have a book room at home and regularly exhibit at fairs mainly in the North of England.
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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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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