A Head Girl's Difficulties
by Brent-Dyer, Elinor M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Minus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: W. & R. Chambers, Limited No date, circa 1923, owner inscription to ffep dated 1925. Tan-brown cloth with brown titles and brown and green illustrations to front board and spine, light rubbing to spine, a few spot stains to rear board, foxing throughout, front and central gutters lightly cracked, pages clean, all 4 plates present.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Brisley, Nina K.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookcase (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D00084
- Title
- A Head Girl's Difficulties
- Author
- Brent-Dyer, Elinor M
- Illustrator
- Brisley, Nina K.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W. & R. Chambers, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...