The Battle Of The Villa Fiorita.
by Rumer Godden
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan, 1963. Hardcover. Good. 1963. No Edition Remarks. 278 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Sunning to spine.
Synopsis
"The two younger Clavering children discover to their horror that their mother has gone off with another man. They refuse to accept it. Determined to bring their mother home, they leave their lonely London flat and begin their long journey to an unknown part of Italy. Once they arrive, they realize that their task is not the simple one they had thought."
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1708451291LEE
- Title
- The Battle Of The Villa Fiorita.
- Author
- Rumer Godden
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Date Published
- 1963
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....