Mostly Murder
by Sir Sydney Smith
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
George G. Harrap & Co., 1959. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1959. 1st Edition Thus. 318 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contains black and white plates. Pages and plates are noticeably tanned with mild foxing throughout. Minor tear to half title page edge. Mild tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Notable crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Prominent tanning to spine. Visible dust staining allover dust jacket. Moderate water staining to dust jacket reverse.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1702634547MHP
- Title
- Mostly Murder
- Author
- Sir Sydney Smith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co.
- Date Published
- 1959
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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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...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....