THE WITNESS FOR THE DEFENCE
by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley Mason)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1913. First British Edition. Hardcover. Basis for the 1919 movie of the same name. Red cloth covered boards have a few water spots, one small tear top of spine, a couple of small holes in spine along with sun fading. previous owner's name on FFEP. Front and back are bright with yellow blindstamped design and white print. Front hinge solid but back appears to have been glued. Text block is solid and tight. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3071
- Title
- THE WITNESS FOR THE DEFENCE
- Author
- Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley Mason)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- FICTION, MYSTERY
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...