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The Green-Eyed Gryphon
by Severn David
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Buxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1958. Book. Illus. by Seward Pru. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Tight Firm Clean Copy - First Edition - School Presentation Copy From London County Council With Stamps And Label Inserts. Illustrated. Yellow Cloth Hard Cover With Black Titles On Spine And To Which Is Attached With Sticky Backed Plastice The Dust Jacket Which Is Unclipped - A Small Portion Is Heavily Rubbed At The Lower End Of The Spine Revealing White Paper Of Jacket Beneath - Has Edge Wear And Rubbing. Some Sellotape Marks Internally On Front And Rear Fp..
Reviews
On Apr 21 2021, a reader said:
I read this book as a child and now aged 58 I still think of it with great fondness. Such a joyful and unusual tale.
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Details
- Bookseller
- M and P Books PBFA member
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008903
- Title
- The Green-Eyed Gryphon
- Author
- Severn David
- Illustrator
- Seward Pru
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Childrens Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Juvenile Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
M and P Books PBFA member
Biblio member since 2010
Buxton, Derbyshire
About M and P Books PBFA member
Trader dealing on internet and at local Bookfairs in the North West/Norh East and Midlands area of the U.K. General stock of 1300 internet listings. Please note that we do not receive personal callers at Mansfield without prior appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
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