Just William's Luck
by Crompton, Richmal (illus. Thomas Henry)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good 1960 reprint (1st in 1948), with unclipped d/j (a little bumping at top), red boards clean, black titling and decorati
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Newnes, 1960. 1st (5th imp). hardback. Very good 1960 reprint (1st in 1948), with unclipped d/j (a little bumping at top), red boards clean, black titling and decoration on front and spine good, pages unmarked and tight, a little grubbiness on endpapers.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Crompton's William series Book 26. The only full-length Just William novel. William and the Outlaws decide to form the Knights of the Square Table, ÔrightinÕ wrongsÕ for a minor fee (ÔSmall wrongs: sixpence. Big wrongs: one shillinÕ.) In their quest to earn enough money to become tramps, they stop at no amount of do-gooding, embarking on a plan to marry off their older brothers. William becomes a veritable Don Juan as he woos a visiting film star for his brother (much to the surprise and annoyance of his brotherÕs girlfriend.) Soon the gang have planned a midnight haunting to scare off old monkey face from the big house on the hill Ð after all, where else will they find a home for the happy young couple?
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC56513
- Title
- Just William's Luck
- Author
- Crompton, Richmal (illus. Thomas Henry)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good 1960 reprint (1st in 1948), with unclipped d/j (a little bumping at top), red boards clean, black titling and decorati
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st (5th imp)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Newnes
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
- Pages
- 256
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, young people, Crompton
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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Glossary
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...