The Gentle Insurrection and Other Stories
by Betts, Doris
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Poor
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1955. 12 short stories. Dust jacket in poor condition, rubbed and edgeworn, chips and closed tears to corners and spine ends, some with loss, feint spot stains to head of front board, head of spine browned, spotting to closed edges, endpapers, title page and intial pages, text clear to read, binding sound.. First Edition. Hard. Good/Poor. 12mo.
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- Bookseller
- Bookcase
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75348
- Title
- The Gentle Insurrection and Other Stories
- Author
- Betts, Doris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Size
- 12mo
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
Glossary
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Poor
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- 12mo
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
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