The Breaking Strain. (A MOUNTAINEERING NOVEL)
by MERRICK, Hugh
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1950. Constable. London. First edition. 1950. DW. Inner hinge partially visible, prelims and outer edges of pages foxed. Generally a clean copy in a wrapper that lacks small portions to head and tail of spine and is slightly soiled to rear panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Addyman Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75077
- Title
- The Breaking Strain. (A MOUNTAINEERING NOVEL)
- Author
- MERRICK, Hugh
- Book Condition
- Used
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- FICTION mountaineering mountains
Terms of Sale
Addyman Books
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About the Seller
Addyman Books
Biblio member since 2006
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Addyman Books
Addyman Books is based in Hay-on-Wye, the book capital of the world, with almost 30 bookshops in the town, nestled in the Black Mountains of Wales. We have been established since 1986 and have three shops, Addyman Books, Addyman Annexe and Murder & Mayhem. Large general stock. Murder & Mayhem specialises in Detective Fiction, True Crime and Horror.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.