Martin of Old London.
by Strang, Herbert:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, c.1925 First edition. Undated by publisher, but the cover and jacket art are dated '25. HB. Pictorial paper-covered boards and same design wrap-around dustjacket, by C. Eyles. 158pp, quarto. With colour plate frontispiece by C.E. Brock, pictorial title page, and 12 line drawings by Brock in text. Historical fiction. Attractive cover and jacket art, and some expressive drawings. Very Good in Very Good jacket, now in clear sleeve. Clean, bright covers, light rubbing to edges, binding sound and pages generally clean- some brown spotting to closed edges. Jacket clean, with chipped edges: small losses.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- David Ford Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29031
- Title
- Martin of Old London.
- Author
- Strang, Herbert:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, c.1925
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens;
Terms of Sale
David Ford Books
Payment by GB Sterling Pound cheque, Bank Transfer, PAYPAL. Any extra postage required will be quoted at time of order confirmation.
Books may be returned within 7 days, with prior notification, if not as described
About the Seller
David Ford Books
Biblio member since 2006
Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk
About David Ford Books
Member of Provincial Bookfairs Association.
David Ford Books is a member of the P.B.F.A. and sells a wide range of quality out of print and antiquarian books through their book sales and at bookfair throughout the UK. The condition of our books is of the utmost importance to us, with few falling below the VG and many in Fine condition. All dust wrappers are protected. Should you wish to discuss a book, or your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or (as I prefer to talk to customers personally) by telephone.
David Ford Books is a member of the P.B.F.A. and sells a wide range of quality out of print and antiquarian books through their book sales and at bookfair throughout the UK. The condition of our books is of the utmost importance to us, with few falling below the VG and many in Fine condition. All dust wrappers are protected. Should you wish to discuss a book, or your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or (as I prefer to talk to customers personally) by telephone.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...