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A Pike in the Basement: Tales of a Hungry Traveller
by Simon Loftus
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Eland Publishing Ltd, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 2004. This Edition. 137 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrations throughout. Signed by the author with dedication to half title page. Pages are bright and clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing to edges. Minor tanning and scuffing overall. Stickers to rear panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1667463984OLB
- Title
- A Pike in the Basement: Tales of a Hungry Traveller
- Author
- Simon Loftus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Date Published
- 2004
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Glossary
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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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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