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Wife Apparent (Lady in Waiting)
by Yates, Dornford
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Ward Lock & Co., 1956. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. London: Ward Lock & Co., 1956. First edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition in original dustjacket. Stated "First Published 1956" on tipped in copyright page (with printed explanation: "Not until this book and its dust-cover had been printed was it discovered that another novel was shortly to appear bearing the title, LADY-IN-WAITING, which I had chosen. In these days of expensive paper and high production costs, to "scrap" one whole edition was unthinkable. So we have done the best we can, and I must beg for the indulgence of my customers. The new title is by no means inappropriate. Indeed, it only means that my lady-in-waiting will no longer play the title-role. - Dornford Yates." Clean unfaded red cloth boards with black decoration on cover, black lettering on spine. No fading or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. One tiny very faint spot to front free endpaper; no names, writing or bookplates. Unfaded dustjacket is not price clipped, has shallow chipping at top spine edge (1/4" deep) extending slightly to rear panel edge, hint of very light soiling/age toning to white rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017865
- Title
- Wife Apparent (Lady in Waiting)
- Author
- Yates, Dornford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Ward Lock & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- BRITISH NOVEL FICTION DORFORD YATES
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- 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....
- Tipped In
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Tight
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- Good+
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- Price Clipped
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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- New
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