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BIGGLES OF THE CAMEL SQUADRON
by Johns, Captain W. E
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: John Hamilton Limited, 1936. Pp. 254+[2]((colophon, verso blank)+36(publisher's catalogue, dated Autumn 1936), coloured frontispiece, plus 4 black & white plates, glossary of terms; cr. 8vo; blue cloth, lettered in gilt, with gilt sundial at foot of spine, the boards slightly scuffed, edges lightly rubbed; lacking the upper free endpaper and with inked ownership inscription on both pastedowns (each slightly offset onto the opposite page), bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, the text block slightly browned, hinges starting at a couple of points, bottom fore-corners of a few leaves lightly creased, unobtrusive blind address stamp to fore-edge margin of several leaves, scattered foxing (including the plates) and occasional light soiling; John Hamilton Limited, London, n.d.[c. 1936?]. Early reprint? The "Ace" series. *First published in 1934, this was the third Biggles book published by John Hamilton, and the first to use the nickname 'Biggles' in the title. The publisher's catalogue in the first edition was 28 pages, and was dated Spring 1934.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 171742
- Title
- BIGGLES OF THE CAMEL SQUADRON
- Author
- Johns, Captain W. E
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Hamilton Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1936
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About the Seller
Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
Biblio member since 2022
Melbourne, Victoria
About Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
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- First Edition
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- Offset
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Edges
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- 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....
- Spine
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- Cloth
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