Impossible Journeys
by Lyons, Mathew
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society. Near Fine. 2009. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 222 p. 21.5 cm. Sound and square binding, with cloth backed spine and paper covered boards. Minor wear to the corner tips. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Sleeve has light bumping to some corners and some shelf rubbing and scratching. An account of travelling the world to places that no longer exist, cannot be travelled to in the same manner, or never existed except in someone's imagination. Illustrated in black and white. This is a Folio Society reprint of the original work. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Homeward Bound Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4405
- Title
- Impossible Journeys
- Author
- Lyons, Mathew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2009
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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About the Seller
Homeward Bound Books
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Campbellcroft, Ontario
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Homeward Bound Books is an online bookshop operated from our home in the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario. We specialize in children's and illustrated books – collectible and reading copies; and local histories, particularly for Ontario. We also stock a selection of collectable mystery fiction, ephemera, and any other titles we find interesting or unusual. We have thousands of books yet to be catalogued. So, please contact us to be added to our client list, and we will let you know when we have books of interest to you. It is our pleasure to send books homeward bound -- from our shelves to yours.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...