Jane's Fighting Ships 1952-53
by Blackman, Raymond V.B
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall Landscape. Blue cloth covered board binding with title imprinted on the front and in gilt on the spine, along with a hand-written library reference number in white. Some edge-wear and rubbing, but remaining robust and square. Hinge and text-block sound. Some creasing to the first few (advertising) pages and a small oval library stamp to the first page. Pages smooth and clean, lightly age-toned. May incur additional postage charges overseas.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David's Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035882
- Title
- Jane's Fighting Ships 1952-53
- Author
- Blackman, Raymond V.B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
David's Bookshop
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
About David's Bookshop
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.