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WILLIAM- THE EXPLORER
by Crompton, Richmal
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine /Very Good
- Seller
-
Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George Newnes. Bound in crisp, unmarked green cloth with bright gilt titles to spine, this dated 1960 hardcover First Edition is Fine in VG dustjacket(unclipped). Jacket is complete but has minimal rubbing to 3% of front panel, and is thus VG. 256pp with Eight short stories of William's adventures. Clean endpapers, crisp little used appearance. Ideal Xmas present fot he Willam collector. Condition Fine in VG jacket . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1960.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Camillas Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00212255
- Title
- WILLIAM- THE EXPLORER
- Author
- Crompton, Richmal
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Newnes
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- R. CROMPTON: "WILLIAM THE EXPLORER" 1ST Edition 1960 , FINE/VG
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
Terms of Sale
Camillas Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Camillas Bookshop
Biblio member since 2009
Eastbourne, East Sussex
About Camillas Bookshop
Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.
Glossary
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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