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The Blue Field
by John Moore
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Collins, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1966. This Edition. 222 pages. Dust jacket over orange cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are bright and clear; light foxing to text block edges. Minor tanning to rear free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Spine has minor tanning and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1664261616MHP
- Title
- The Blue Field
- Author
- John Moore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Collins
- Date Published
- 1966
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
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