Gimlet's Oriental Quest A "King of the Commandos" Adventure
by Johns, Captain W. E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/VG
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Leicester, England: The Brockhampton Press Ltd., 1950. Cover: bluey-grey cloth on boards with diamond shaped impressions and Scotty dogs; very light dusting of a little soiling. Spine: moderately sunned. Edges: moderate aged yellowing, few only foxings and a touch soiling. Eps: ffep with signature stamp and a faded small booksellers stamp to foot. Binding is VG albeit slighlty cocked. 191p Dj: moderate soiling and rubbings. Spine: head & foot with thin wear and chips; 1cm split to foot frontside edge. Front flap spine with open splits and small section in between holding on. Angled price-cut to front flap foot.. Second Impression. Hb. VG/VG. Illus. by Leslie Stead.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKMARK Ltd (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 043968
- Title
- Gimlet's Oriental Quest A "King of the Commandos" Adventure
- Author
- Johns, Captain W. E
- Illustrator
- Leslie Stead
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- Second Impression
- Publisher
- The Brockhampton Press Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Leicester, England
- Date Published
- 1950
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction > Childrens Literature;
Terms of Sale
BOOKMARK Ltd
Will reimburse cost of book, if not as described.
About the Seller
BOOKMARK Ltd
Biblio member since 2006
Auckland
About BOOKMARK Ltd
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- VG/VG
- Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some...