The Foolish Immortals
by Paul Gallico
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Michael Joseph, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1953. First Edition. 288 pages. Blue and red dust jacket over red cloth. Ex-Libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Water staining to some pages, text remains readable. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Rear board is warped. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Sticker to rear panel. Water staining overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1685614865TMB
- Title
- The Foolish Immortals
- Author
- Paul Gallico
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Date Published
- 1953
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Plate
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- 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...