Martha Quest
by Lessing, Doris
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Michael Joseph. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1952. Hardback. Dust jacket wrapped in removable archival film but significantly age-toned on the back panel and all edges, with some small losses on all corners but particuarly at either end of the spine, though remaining mostly intact with some spotting on the inside; Green cloth boards faded, showing some staining and minor bumping along all edges, gilt lettering slightly tarnished but still bright in places; All edges dusty and age-toned, end papers showing some offsetting and ffep creased centrally, previous owner's dedication on ffep but no further annotation; Binding tight. Overall a nice, sturdy copy which shows its age. ; 5.75 x 7.75"; 319 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walden Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49098
- Title
- Martha Quest
- Author
- Lessing, Doris
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Date Published
- 1952
Terms of Sale
Walden Books
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About the Seller
Walden Books
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London, Greater London
About Walden Books
Second-hand and antiquarian booksellers since 1977, in present shop since 1979, open Thurs-Sunday, with an emphasis on History of Art and Architecture, Photography, Literature and Poetry, Literary Biography and Criticism and the the History of London.
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.