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The Dean's Elbow
by MASON, A.E.W
- Used
- good
- first
- Condition
- Good/good
- Seller
-
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1930. First Edition. Good/good. Hardcover : pp. [6] 7-312 [8 pages of publisher's advertisements] : blue cloth boards title and author in black : gilt lettering to spine : white dust jacket illustrated at front with list of authors novels to back : bookseller's sticker to front paste-down : ink inscription to front free-end : small S.T. stamped to front paste-down near hinge at head : protected in clear cover.
Light foxing to edges; toning to endpapers; head and tail of spine gently pushed. Other novels by the author include The Prisoner in the Opal, No Other Tiger, The Broken Road and many more.
Light foxing to edges; toning to endpapers; head and tail of spine gently pushed. Other novels by the author include The Prisoner in the Opal, No Other Tiger, The Broken Road and many more.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Archives Fine Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2062
- Title
- The Dean's Elbow
- Author
- MASON, A.E.W
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature & Classics;
Terms of Sale
Archives Fine Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Archives Fine Books
Biblio member since 2021
Brisbane, Queensland
About Archives Fine Books
Archives Fine Books has been serving readers, collectors and institutions since 1985. Located in a heritage listed building in the heart of Brisbane's business district, it boasts a large inventory of fine second hand, collectible and rare books.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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....
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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