Behind God's Back
by Farson, Negley
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Victor Gollancz, 1944. 15th imp. reset. Blue bds with Gilt title (bds fresh and unworn title sl oxidised) pp 373 with double page map. Very tight and clean given war economy paper with light age toning to edges, not inscribed. Original DJ is price clipped at top front and spine else unworn with some age browning.. Re-Issue. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10471
- Title
- Behind God's Back
- Author
- Farson, Negley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Re-Issue
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1944
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Pre War Travel Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration;
Terms of Sale
Ariel Books
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
We are a small friendly book store stocking a unique selection of rare and out of print books. Currently we are searching for a suitable new location but have had an open book shop since 1998.
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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