Sidgwick and Jackson, London U.K., 1959. Copyright 1959 First Edition.. Hardcover.. Fine/VG. 9 3/8 H x 6 1/2 W x 15/16 thick.. NON SMOKING STORE. My listing INCLUDES PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book Interior FINE / Boards Near Fine / Dust Jacket Very Good. Very gently read if at all. Sewn binding. Boards are green cloth, lettering gilt, title in a green leatherette rectangle on spine. Spine is straight, square, solid, has small amount of edge wear and tiny creasing to top and bottom, spine is not sunned. Dust jacket is white, lettering red/black, photo front and eight black/white photos on back. Dust jacket is NOT PRICE CLIPPED, some minor chipping along top, additionally back flap fold has a 3/8 inch rip and a chip with paper in place at top, back cover has chipping on top edge and a 1 3/4 inch rip up from bottom edge, dj spine has an accordion chip on top edge with two 3/8 inch rips and small chips with paper in place, dj spine bottom edge has very minor chipping, dj front has minor chipping top and bottom and a 1/2 inch rip with a small triangular piece of paper missing and four other rips from 1/16 inch to 1/4 inch long, dj front flap has two small chips at top and bottom. Book boards and spine are flat, clean, bright, no rips, three bent corner tips, one dot-shape light dent and two line-shape light dents on back cover none of which broke the cloth, no edge wear. Page edges slightly sunned. Front end papers are green/white/black/red/yellow map of Far East Oil Fields, back end papers are same colours map of Main Activities of British Petroleum Alone Or In Partnership. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, clear, flat. Black/white photo plates on about every 4th page. Foreword by the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchill.

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Bookseller: WILLOWBAY BOOKS (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: B0872Hist-AdvInOil
Title: Adventure In Oil: The Story Of British Petroleum.
Author: Longhurst, Henry
Format/Binding: Hardcover.
Book Condition: Used - Fine/VG
Edition: Copyright 1959 First Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Sidgwick and Jackson, London U.K.
Date Published: 1959
Pages: 286 Pages.
Size: 9 3/8 H x 6 1/2 W x 15/16 thick
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