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THE VIOLINS of SAINT-JACQUES
by Fermor, Patrick Leigh
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fair
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: John Murray, 1953. Book. Illus. by Robin Ironside. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First UK Edition, ( SECOND Printing November 1953) Octavo, pp. 139. In original green boards, gilt title to the spine. The original jacket is not price clipped, it has loss to the spine and top corner of the front panel, rubbing to the edges. Original illustrated end pages and preceding the front end page the author has drawn a full page sea and coastal sketch of the Island in blue pen, dated, London, August, 1957, signed and inscribed to the previous owner. .
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- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015570
- Title
- THE VIOLINS of SAINT-JACQUES
- Author
- Fermor, Patrick Leigh
- Illustrator
- Robin Ironside
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Fermor, Patrick Leigh, FIRST EDITION,THE VIOLINS of SAINT-JACQUES
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- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
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