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A Late Beginner
by (Priscilla) Napier
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Michael Joseph, 1966. First Edition. Half Dark Green Leather With Marbled Boards, Four Raised Bands Gilt, Gilt lettering and gilr flowers to spine. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Priscilla Napier's A Late Beginner is a vivid memoir about the author's childhood, which was shaped by her life in Egypt and her summers abroad in England.Illustrated Size: Octavo . Category: Biography & Autobiography; .
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Petersfield Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73078
- Title
- A Late Beginner
- Author
- (Priscilla) Napier
- Format/Binding
- Half Dark Green Leather With Marbled Boards, Four Raised Bands Gilt, Gilt lettering and gilr flowers to spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- BZDB16 Biography & Autobiography; Unbranded (Priscilla) Napier A Late Beginner
Terms of Sale
The Petersfield Bookshop
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
The Petersfield Bookshop
Biblio member since 2023
Petersfield, Hampshire
About The Petersfield Bookshop
"The Petersfield Bookshop" is a traditional bookshop and specialises in buying and selling Antiquarian and second-hand books, but also sells antique maps and prints and. Inside the shop there is a display of antique dolls from Ann Westwood's private collection. A special feature of the premises is a canopied forecourt where second-hand books can be bought 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!
Our opening hours are 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment)
There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available and we are short walk from Petrsfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route).
We are members of: ABA, ILAB & PBFA
Our opening hours are 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment)
There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available and we are short walk from Petrsfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route).
We are members of: ABA, ILAB & PBFA
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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