Nicky-Nan Reservist
by Q (Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1915. Cloth. Good+. The tale of Nicholas Nanjivell, Cornishman, of Polpier and the coming of War. Red cloth cover with Gilt Lettering and "Q" in centre on front. Dull Gilt lettering on spine. 314 pages + publisher's ads. 7 1/2" Tall, 400g. From the library of the late Propf. Charles thoma, Cornish Author & Historia, his illustrated Bookplate is on the endpaper. Spine colour faded and spine leaning. Hinges sound & text block firm. Penciled inscription on half-title page, no other inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018972
- Title
- Nicky-Nan Reservist
- Author
- Q (Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1915
- Keywords
- FICRION/CORNISH INTEREST
Terms of Sale
Cornish Books
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
Cornish Books
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Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
Glossary
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...