Jim Davis
by Masefield, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ to Very Good-/Good
- Seller
-
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Redhill, Surrey: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-/Good. The story of a boy's adventures with smugglers, by the author of "A Book of Discoveries," "Martin Hyde," etc. Red cloth with gilt titling on spine, illustrated endpapers, illustrated with black and white drawings, 175 pages. Wear to lower edges, text block edges, spot on lower text block edge, foxing to end papers, closed tears near top of pages 133 &145, text appears to be clean and tight. Dust jacket, which is price-clipped, has edge wear with chipping and closed tears, one-inch closed tear to upper edge of rear, one-inch by one-inch rubbed area on front where sticker was likely removed, white portions lightly soiled, coloured portion is clean and bright - a handsome book. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Reviews
On Feb 16 2017, a reader said:
A Masefield adventure story par excellence. Jim Davis is memorable but for me Marah Gorsuch is the electrifying leader who lives on in my memory even seventy years after I firs read it. A corker tale.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001721
- Title
- Jim Davis
- Author
- Masefield, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ to Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Redhill, Surrey
- Keywords
- SMUGGLING, CHILDREN, KIDS, FICTION, ADVENTURE, U.K.,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
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