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The Malcontenta [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
by Barry Maitland
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0241134617
- ISBN 13
- 9780241134610
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1995. Very Good +/Very Good +. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1995. First Edition. Octavo (22cm.); publisher's simulated cloth in photo-illustrated dust jacket; [4],348pp. Light wrinkling along top margins of jacket, small paper flaw to verso of front flap not affecting exterior, a trifle rubbing at spine crown; boards square with a moderate bump at head of spine and some nudging at tail, overall a Very Good copy in Very Good jacket. Bookplate signed by the author laid in.
The Australian author's second crime novel, awarded the Ned Kelly Award in 1996.
The Australian author's second crime novel, awarded the Ned Kelly Award in 1996.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9348
- Title
- The Malcontenta [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
- Author
- Barry Maitland
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0241134617
- ISBN 13
- 9780241134610
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1995
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
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