The Willow Pattern
by Robert Van Gulik
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
William Heinemann, 1969. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1969. Reissued. 183 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Blue and white dust jacket over brown cloth. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Jacket has been laminated to boards. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards are presumed clean as jacket is taped down. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces.
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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1673560267BDB
- Title
- The Willow Pattern
- Author
- Robert Van Gulik
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Date Published
- 1969
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.