The China Bird : The History of Captain Killick and the Firm he Founded Killick Martin & Company (signed By the Author and a director)
by MacGregor, David R
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good Plus
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus Limited, 1961. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Large. N/a. 366pp. 1961. First edition. 8vo. large. Flat signed in blue ink by the author and also the then director, W. Denys Godin to the half-title page. Three folding plans and numerous illustrations and plates - all as called for. Original publisher's blue buckram cloth - gilt embossed to the spine. A near fine, clean, tight copy in good or good plus jacket. A neat former owner's name inscription in biro to the head of the front endpaper. The jacket is very largely complete but around 4 tears have been repaired to the verso in what appears to be masking tape - much the largest tear being 12cm in length.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 235633
- Title
- The China Bird : The History of Captain Killick and the Firm he Founded Killick Martin & Company (signed By the Author and a director)
- Author
- MacGregor, David R
- Illustrator
- N/a
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Buckram
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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