The Albatross
by Armstrong, Charlotte
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Peter Davies, 1958. Yellow cloth boards still pretty bright. Bookplate on front pastedown. Page edges lightly soiled (dusted) primarily to top edge. First published 1958 on copyright page with no further printings noted. Text block tight and square. Hinge and spine strong with no problems. Jacket shows 15 shilling price but has two small chips and a small closed tear. . First UK Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003525
- Title
- The Albatross
- Author
- Armstrong, Charlotte
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Publisher
- Peter Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions; Mystery;
Terms of Sale
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Books sent out within 24 - 48 hours upon receipt of order. Return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives that is not as described.
About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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.
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