CLIMBING HIGHER: AN ICELAND ADVENTURE

Bookseller

Any Amount of Books (GB)

Bookseller's Inventory #

C68958

Title

CLIMBING HIGHER: AN ICELAND ADVENTURE

Author

YATES Elizabeth

Book Condition

Used - A good copy, inner hinge cracked at pp. 152-153, sunned page edges and dusty top edge. Good boards with faded spine and rubbing

Quantity Available

1

Edition

First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.

Binding

Hardcover

Place of Publication

London,

Date Published

1939

Pages

vii, 216

Keywords

Children's

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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...

Jacket

Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...

Cracked

In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...

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....

Hinge

The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.

Sunned

Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...

Fair

is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....

Rubbing

Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.

First Edition

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Buckram

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