Requiem for a Wren
by Shute, Nevil
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1955. First edition, first printing. Published by Heinemann in London, 1955. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper is nicely illustrated by Biro. It has some slight wear at the corners and rubbing at the spine tips. It has been deeply price clipped. The text blocks are mostly clean throughout, but with some slight spotting to the top edge. The boards are free from notable wear. Neat name to the front endpaper. This is a near fine copy. Published in the USA under the title 'The Breaking Wave'.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Atkinson Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18071
- Title
- Requiem for a Wren
- Author
- Shute, Nevil
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
John Atkinson Books
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....