Collins, 1957. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1957. First Edition Thus. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Difference in colour due to different paper used. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Front free endpaper is removed. Brown staining to pages throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Minor marks to boards.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1689087996MHA
Title: The House of the Paladin
Author: Violet Needham
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Collins
Date Published: 1957

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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...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...