The Black Ace (VERY SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR)
by Carlton, Grace
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Margate, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jarrolds, 1924. VG. First edition. No d/w; now protected by a detachable, non-adhesive, clear, archival acetate d/w. Illustrated with full-page coloured frontispiece and four full-page black and white illustrations by D C Eyles. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on front endpaper. Inscription reads,'To ...../with much love/from/Grace Carlton'. A boy's adventure book concerning two young men who are twins and fly aircraft. Browning to endpapers; spoting to edges; some dusting to top-edge; some spine fading; small nick (5mm long) to head of spine; else a very good copy of a VERY SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. . Presentation Copy From The Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Eyles, D C.
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- Bookseller
- Greystone Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 06772
- Title
- The Black Ace (VERY SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR)
- Author
- Carlton, Grace
- Illustrator
- Eyles, D C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Jarrolds
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- Signed. Flying. Childrens. Juvenile. Boy's Stories. Boy's Adventure Stories. Juvenile Fiction. Fiction. Boy's Flying Stories. D C Eyles. Twins. Twin Boys. Aircraft. Fiction.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Children's;
Terms of Sale
Greystone Books
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About the Seller
Greystone Books
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Margate
About Greystone Books
Greystone Books is situated in Kent, England. We have been selling on the internet since 1999. We sell collectable books and try to stock obscure and scare non-fiction titles.
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- VG
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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