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The Girls of Gwynfa
by Oxenham, Elsie J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
-
Lydbury North, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Warne, 1924 Book. Illus. by Nina K Brisley. VG. Hardcover. First Edition. red cloth lettered gold and black on spine and blind-stamped upper board, coloured frontis by Nina K Brisley, upper board sunned top edge, faint foxing on text block, endpapers browned, otherwise internally clean bright and tight, VG or slightly better in FACSIMILE d/w.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Schutte
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003609
- Title
- The Girls of Gwynfa
- Author
- Oxenham, Elsie J
- Illustrator
- Nina K Brisley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Warne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children;
Terms of Sale
David Schutte
I am a specialist children\'s bookseller with over 30 years in the trade. NOTE THAT \'1st\' MEANS U.K. FIRST EDITION UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE. Cash with order, please, cheques UK Sterling only, once availability of book(s) has been confirmed. I can also take Visa and Mastercard. I will need: (1)Name of issuing bank and type of card; (2)Card No. and expiry date; (3)Exact name as it appears on the card. (4)Security code from signature strip. (5)Confirmation that the card address and delivery address are the same. Books will be reserved for 14 days only pending payment. Postage and insurance are extra at cost. A choice of surface or airmail will be quoted, but high value orders must be sent airmail for insurance purposes. Books may be returned immediately on receipt if they are found not to have been described accurately.
About the Seller
David Schutte
Biblio member since 2006
Lydbury North, Shropshire
About David Schutte
Private premises, callers welcome by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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