Queechy
by WETHERELL, ELIZABETH
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair+
- Seller
-
London, London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George Routledge and Sons. Hardback. Fair+. Green boards with gilt lettering. Boards are scuffed and a little faded, especially at spine. Hinges are cracked and very fragile but text block still remains tight bar first and last few pages which are loose. Size: 8 x 5 Inches
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ripping Yarns (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54037
- Title
- Queechy
- Author
- WETHERELL, ELIZABETH
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
Terms of Sale
Ripping Yarns
P&p extra, by first class post or airmail unless otherwise requested. Returns accepted only if incorrectly described.
About the Seller
Ripping Yarns
Biblio member since 2006
London, London
About Ripping Yarns
Ripping Yarns no longer has shop premises but we are continuing to operate from the owner's house in North London. We specialise in children's and illustrated books but also have a large and wide-ranging general stock. Please contact us if you don't see what you're looking for as much of our stock is not listed online.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fair+
- Used to describe a book in slightly better than Fair condition. Fair describes "a worn book that has complete text pages...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...