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The Secret of Grey Walls
by Saville, Malcolm
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Lydbury North, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Newnes, 1947 Book. Illus. by Bertram Prance. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. The Secret of Grey Walls 1947, inscribed on h/title and rear blank endpaper, fep neatly replaced with a copy, binding a little shaken with a couple of pages protruding, covers a little grubby, overall G in a G unclipped d/w scuffed in the front panel lower right-hand corner with colour copy loosely laid over to look good (please see the images), minor rubs at spine ends, a faulty copy that actually looks VG on the shelf and generally nice externally - at an affordable price.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Schutte
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004349
- Title
- The Secret of Grey Walls
- Author
- Saville, Malcolm
- Illustrator
- Bertram Prance
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Newnes
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Lone Pine Adventure
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children;
Terms of Sale
David Schutte
I am a specialist children\'s bookseller with over 30 years in the trade. NOTE THAT \'1st\' MEANS U.K. FIRST EDITION UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE. Cash with order, please, cheques UK Sterling only, once availability of book(s) has been confirmed. I can also take Visa and Mastercard. I will need: (1)Name of issuing bank and type of card; (2)Card No. and expiry date; (3)Exact name as it appears on the card. (4)Security code from signature strip. (5)Confirmation that the card address and delivery address are the same. Books will be reserved for 14 days only pending payment. Postage and insurance are extra at cost. A choice of surface or airmail will be quoted, but high value orders must be sent airmail for insurance purposes. Books may be returned immediately on receipt if they are found not to have been described accurately.
About the Seller
David Schutte
Biblio member since 2006
Lydbury North, Shropshire
About David Schutte
Private premises, callers welcome by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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