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The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

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The Cruel Sea

by Monsarrat, Nicholas

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Near Fine
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About This Item

London: Cassell & Company Ltd. 1951. 8vo. First edition. 416 pp. Recently bound in full dark blue morocco. Raised bands to spine with gilt anchor devices & lettering. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Internally clean. No ownership names. Double-page map. Monsarrat's classic novel in a lovely morocco binding. . Near Fine. Full Morocco. First Edition. 1951.

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Bookseller
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
62508
Title
The Cruel Sea
Author
Monsarrat, Nicholas
Format/Binding
Full Morocco
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Cassell & Company Ltd. 1951
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1951
Size
8vo.
Keywords
Monsarrat,Cruel Sea
Bookseller catalogs
Fine Bindings; Modern First Editions; Naval and Maritime;

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Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...
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...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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...
Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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...
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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