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A coat of varnish / C. P. Snow ; illustrated by Howard Rogers
by Snow, C. P. (Charles Percy), (1905-1980)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
Franklin Center, Pa. : Franklin Library, 1979. Limited 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked full leather. The classic Franklin Library design. Raised bands with gilt tooling to spine. Gilt decorative tooling to panels. All edges gilt. Silk textured endpapers. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective packaging.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 346 pages; Description: 346 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Genre: English fiction -- Novel. Series: The First Edition Society.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 214190
- Title
- A coat of varnish / C. P. Snow ; illustrated by Howard Rogers
- Author
- Snow, C. P. (Charles Percy), (1905-1980)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Franklin Center, Pa. : Franklin Library
- Date Published
- 1979
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
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