Faces from the Fire; The Biography of Sir Archibald McIndoe
by MOSLEY, LEONARD
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1962. octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, upper page edges stained red, 269pp, illus, VG (light wear to boards, sun bleaching to lower spine where d/w is torn, prev owners details in ink to fep, light foxing to page edges) in VG- d/w (moderate creasing and chipping to extrems with loss at base of spine, light soiling, tanning and rubbing to covers)
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- Hard To Find Books (NZ)
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- Title
- Faces from the Fire; The Biography of Sir Archibald McIndoe
- Author
- MOSLEY, LEONARD
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1962
- Keywords
- biography sir archibald mcindoe leonard mosley medicine surgeon surgery history queen victoria hospital
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...