William Heinemann, 1947. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1947. Reprinted. 170 pages. Pictorial striped dust jacket priced 4s6d over green cloth with gilt lettering. This reprint dated October 1947 - dust jacket states 'The Novel of the Film' with Jean Simmons on front. The film itself was only released in 1950 so this may be a later jacket. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Endpapers have strips of tanning caused by jacket. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. Some mild marks and faint ring marks to front board. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some rubbing, water marking and ring marks to surfaces. Spine noticeably sunned. Minor pencil scribble on rear panel.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1712214856ABS
Title: So Long at the Fair
Author: Anthony Thorne
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good/Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: William Heinemann
Date Published: 1947

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Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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....
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...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...