Over the Hills; A Romance of the Fifteen, Being the Narrative of Adam (Called Thursday) with Particulars of His Adventures, His Joys and Sorrows, His Friends and Right-Beloved Enemy
by Farnol, Jeffery
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Sampson Low, London, No date. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Fair. Red coloured boards with black entwined author's initials to the lower right-hand corner of the front panel and black coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with red and blue coloured titles to the front panel and yellow and green coloured titles to the backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. A historical romance by Jeffrey Farnol. Minor bumping to the head and to the heel of the backstrip and rubbing to the book corners. Light tanning of the textblock edges and pages and there are a few foxing spots to the textblock edges. Offset tanning and faint foxing of the end pages. The dustwrapper is showing age and wear  please see photograph. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. Tears and pieces missing from the dustwrapper edges with quite noticeable rubbing along the fold over creases and either side of the backstrip. Rubs marks and scrapes to the front panel and there is a tear that goes across the full width of the backstrip at the head of the backstrip and at the lower edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VIII, 176 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Historical Fiction; Inventory No: 0129020. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0129020
- Title
- Over the Hills; A Romance of the Fifteen, Being the Narrative of Adam (Called Thursday) with Particulars of His Adventures, His Joys and Sorrows, His Friends and Right-Beloved Enemy
- Author
- Farnol, Jeffery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- No date
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Novel -- Romance -- Historical, Scotland, Old Pretender rebellion Fiction; Historical Fiction; Unbranded Farnol, Jeffery Over the Hills; A Romance of the Fifteen, Being the Narrative of Adam (Called Thursday) with Particulars of His Adventures, Hi
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Heel
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- Chipping
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Edges
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- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.