EDGAR WALLACE The Biography of a phenomenon
by Lane, Margaret
- Used
- Condition
- V.g./No Jacket
- Seller
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Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann Ltd ND. 423pp. Well illus. throughout. Edges and end-papers foxed, head of spine pulled otherwise a good tight reading copy.. green buckran, gilt. V.g./No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- G379
- Title
- EDGAR WALLACE The Biography of a phenomenon
- Author
- Lane, Margaret
- Book Condition
- Used - V.g.
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Edgar Wallace
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
Terms of Sale
Thomas Rare Books
7 day return if mis-described
About the Seller
Thomas Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Yaxley, Suffolk
About Thomas Rare Books
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- ND
- no publisher's date given
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- 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....
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