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A Gap in the Spectrum
by Duckworth, Marilyn
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: New Authors Ltd Hutchinsons , 1959. Authors first book. A young woman wakes up one day in a rented room in London, with no memory of who she is or how she came to be there. Slowly she pieces the story together: she is a New Zealander vacationing in England and is soon to be married to a man she doesn't remember. CONDITION Black bds (unworn) 191 pages are crisp and clean with toned end pages. DJ has been in old style brodart cover at some stage causing mild damage to edge, short tear at rear near spine head.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15805
- Title
- A Gap in the Spectrum
- Author
- Duckworth, Marilyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- New Authors Ltd Hutchinsons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Terms of Sale
Ariel Books
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
We are a small friendly book store stocking a unique selection of rare and out of print books. Currently we are searching for a suitable new location but have had an open book shop since 1998.
Glossary
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
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