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DEATH AT THE STRIKE
by WILLOCK COLIN
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Leicester, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1957. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Inscribed by the Author to the front free endpaper in the year of publication. The book is firmly and squarely bound in clean black cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt to the spine, the corners and spine ends are slightly bumped and rubbed. The text block is slightly foxed, toned and dusty, it is free from inscriptions, other than that of the author. The D/W is the original and not price-clipped, it is age toned, with minor loss, closed tears and some associated creasing. A rare find, particularly so in the attractively designed 'BB' dust wrapper, not to mention inscribed by the author. A highly-regarded crime novel with an angling setting. TOGETHER WITH: Death at the Strike (Heinemann 1957). UNCORRECTED PROOF IN PROOF D/W. The proof is in pale orange wraps and says: UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY/ (NOT FOR SALE) and is in VG (or better) condition. The proof D/W is different from that eventually used on the first edition in that it does not have the photograph of the author on the back panel; there is no price to the inside flap and the textual parts of the proof D/W use a different type-face. On the verso of the proof D/W it has been typed in red: "TO BE PUBLISHED OCT 1957 PRICE ABOUT 13-6". The proof D/W is larger than the proof itself and is inevitably slightly creased at the head of the spine. For the Pair
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Details
- Seller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 355490715695
- Title
- DEATH AT THE STRIKE
- Author
- WILLOCK COLIN
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
We can personally take Visa, Mastercard and debit/Maestro cards. All books are are returnable if found not to be as described, please contact us first. James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio member since 2006
Leicester
About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Uncorrected Proof
- An uncorrected proof is a printed copy of a book that needs to be reviewed for errors and corrections. They are released prior...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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