Collecting Matchbox Labels
by Joan Rendell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Arco Publications, 1963. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1963. First Edition. 158 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrated dust jacket over brown paper boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pencil, pen and ink stamp markings to front pastedown and title page. Front free endpaper is missing. Top textblock edge dyed brown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Visible wear marks to spine and panels. Jacket is in removable plastic cover.
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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1694188227CAB
- Title
- Collecting Matchbox Labels
- Author
- Joan Rendell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Arco Publications
- Date Published
- 1963
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...