The Counter-Stroke
by John F. C. Westerman
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co., 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. No date (published circa 1950). Light blue cloth boards stamped in black. Boards show minor edgewear. Gift inscription on ffep. Dust jacket shows light edge wear; shallow chipping at spine ends; one inch closed tear to top edge of front panel near spine; spots of ink on front flap offset from inscription. DJ in archival sleeve. Color frontispiece. 188 plus [4] pp. ads. 7 x 5 inches. Volume 16 in Ward Lock's uniform Sovereign Series (the number 16 appears at the foot of the dust jacket spine). The lively adventures of cousin air-pilots, Alec and Denis Swayne, who along with Professor Breston Marks, counter the enemy's attempt to steal a secret formula. John Francis Cyril Westerman (1901-1991) was an English author of boys' literature.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011968
- Title
- The Counter-Stroke
- Author
- John F. C. Westerman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London and Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- fiction, novel, boys, young adult, ya, juvenile,
Terms of Sale
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Boyd Used & Rare Books
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- Cloth
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- Chipping
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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....