The Compleet Molesworth
by Willans, Geoffrey
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
London: Folio Society, 2008. Collects the four books ostensibly by Molesworth, the cynical and orthographically challenged British prep school boy, as any fule kno. Introduction by Wendy Cope, drawings by the inimitable Searle, fresh off his St Trinian's satires; artist & author were friends before their collaboration. Attractively bound; the second Folio printing. Light wear to book & slipcase, minor bumps to spine ends, clean & unmarked. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ronald Searle. Large Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- w0030
- Title
- The Compleet Molesworth
- Author
- Willans, Geoffrey
- Illustrator
- Ronald Searle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- Large Octavo
- Keywords
- Satire, England, Great Britain, Skool, Education, Prep School, Boys
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
Glossary
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.