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The Black Scalpel
by PARKER, Geoffrey Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG++/VG+
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William Kimber, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG++/VG+. 1st Edition, 1st Impression. 15 x 23cm. Publisher's olive green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, 157pp. Publisher's original unclipped dust jacket designed by Peter Chadwick, with 36s. net price at the foot of the front flap. Inscribed and signed by the author. The boards are in very good + condition noting a tiny bruise to the bottom fore edge corner of the front board and slight There is light spotting to the top edge of the text block and a few spots on the fore edge that creep onto the fore edge margins. Internally, there are a couple of spots across the first couple of pages, otherwise the pages are clean and fresh. The book is inscribed and signed by the author to the front pastedown: "To Sally & Peter Wheeler and many thanks for your kindly hospitality. signed Geoffrey E Parker, 1972". The binding is firm and square. The original dust jacket is in very good + condition. It has a foxing spot in the "C" of BLACK, a spot with surface loss near the fore edge, a little rubbing along the joint with the front flap and rubbing at the tips of the top bottom edges of the front panel. Dr. Geoffrey E Parker (1902-1975) was a surgeon and British secret agent of the SOE, section F - Field name: Parsifal; Operational name: PASTRYCOOK; Documentary name / False ID: Henri Edouard MARTIN. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 201484
- Title
- The Black Scalpel
- Author
- PARKER, Geoffrey Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++/VG+
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- William Kimber
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Military|Spy
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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