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A Jockey's Life: The Biography of Lester Piggott
by Francis, Dick
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399131795
- ISBN 13
- 9780399131790
- Seller
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Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. First printing. Spine ends very gently rolled, pages faintly tanned with a 1/8" scuff to the lower edge of the rear board. Jacket lightly rubbed with a hint of tanning to the upper edges and the vertical light yellow line on the rear panel as is common with this book. There is a 1/4" tear to the lower front panel near the spine, jacket in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D131030
- Title
- A Jockey's Life: The Biography of Lester Piggott
- Author
- Francis, Dick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0399131795
- ISBN 13
- 9780399131790
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography/Autobiography; Sports/Recreation;
Terms of Sale
MLC Books
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About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
Glossary
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- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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