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The Mask of Apollo
by RENAULT, Mary
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longmans, 1966. Good+. FIRST UK EDITION. 8vo. Original cream cloth, spine lettered in gilt. A little grubby, extremities bumped, top and leading edges spotted. POIs to ffep, else clean. In A. E. Barbosa's illustrated dust jacket: price-clipped, spine gently sunned, edgewear and chipping. Good+/ good+
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quair Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2681
- Title
- The Mask of Apollo
- Author
- RENAULT, Mary
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Firsts;
Terms of Sale
Quair Books
All our books are fully described. In the unlikely event of an item proving unsatisfactory, it may be returned, in its original condition, for a full refund. If you intend to return an item please email us (via quairbooks@gmail.com) within 7 working days of receipt of your parcel. Items may be returned (as received) within 14 days of receipt. Thank you!
About the Seller
Quair Books
Biblio member since 2019
Leeds, West Yorkshire
About Quair Books
Based in West Yorkshire, Quair Books specialises in modern literary and visual cultures, particularly alternative, different and radical authors/ artists, presses and histories. We hold a small general stock, with a focus on unusual, interesting and beautiful books, as well as significant books in the history of ideas. Find us online at: quairbooks.co.uk; email us on: quairbooks@gmail.com and Twitter: @quairbooks.
Glossary
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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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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...
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