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The Falcon
by Timms, E. V. (Edward Vivian)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Angus & Robertson, London, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Very Good. Red cloth covered boards with black coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with yellow and black coloured titles to the front panel and yellow, black and white coloured titles to the back strip. Set during the reign of Charles II, and of men and women risking everything to save their country from disaster. Softening of the back strip edges with a little rubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. Light browning to the text block edges and pages. Previous owner's details to the top left hand corner of the front paste-down and free front endpaper. Offset tanning to the endpapers and the remains of tape can also be seen. A little chipping of the back strip edges and top right hand corner of the front panel. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with some tape remnants to be seen to the fold over panels. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 235, [1] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Historical Fiction; Australia; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; Inventory No: 0120950. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0120950
- Title
- The Falcon
- Author
- Timms, E. V. (Edward Vivian)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Historical Fiction, Charles II, conspiracy, espionage Fiction; Historical Fiction; Australia; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; Unbranded Timms, E. V. (Edward Vivian) The Falcon
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
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