William - The Explorer
by Crompton, Richmal
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George Newnes Limited, 1960. Bound in the publishers green cloth boards with gilt title lettering and vignette to spine. The 256 pages remain in crisp, clean condition with no inscriptions or foxing and are tightly bound. Book sits solid and square. Housed in the colourful Thomas Henry designed dustwrapper with publishers printed price intact on front inside flap. Light chipping to head and heel of spine otherwise a bright, presentable example of this distinctive dustwrapper. Protected in a removable archival booksleeve to preserve its condition. Photographs of the book and the dustwrapper are available on request. An attractive copy of this classic Richmal Crompton title.. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Thomas Henry. FIRST EDITION.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Rare Book Shelf (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000566
- Title
- William - The Explorer
- Author
- Crompton, Richmal
- Illustrator
- Thomas Henry
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Newnes Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
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The Rare Book Shelf
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Herefordshire
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...