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The Land Seekers
by Alan Boucher
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Andre Deutsch, 1964. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1964. First Published. 144 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrative jacket over brown cloth. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Jacket has been laminated to boards. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Front free endpaper is removed. Previous owner's inscription to half title page. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Some bumping to corners. Light crushing to spine ends. Minor tanning to spine and edges. Tape marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Minor tanning to spine. Light rubbing to surfaces.
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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1674643481MEP
- Title
- The Land Seekers
- Author
- Alan Boucher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Date Published
- 1964
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
World of Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
About World of Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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