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Arrow in the Blue
by Arthur Koestler
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Collins; Hamish Hamilton, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1952. No edition remarks. 307 pages. Dust jacket over red cloth. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Notable staining to p.108 and adjacent. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine ends. Moderate water stains to rear board. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Heavy water staining to rear panel. Notable rubbing and marking all over.
Synopsis
Arrow In The Blue is the title of an autobiography by Arthur Koestler covering the first twenty-six years of his life (1905-1931). It was published in 1952 by the publishers Collins with Hamish Hamilton Ltd. and has been reprinted several times.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1714570747MEP
- Title
- Arrow in the Blue
- Author
- Arthur Koestler
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Collins; Hamish Hamilton
- Date Published
- 1952
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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....
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