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Mordew
by Alex Pheby
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Galley Beggar Press, 2020. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 2020. First Edition. 617 pages. Signed by the author. Wrapped pictorial dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering. Flatsigned by author to title page. Missing half title page. Very subtle tanning to otherwise clear pages. More prominent to text block edges. Hinges are lightly cracked but boards remain firmly attached; netting slightly exposed at front hinge. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing to edges. Some minor scuffing overall.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1716814380ABS
- Title
- Mordew
- Author
- Alex Pheby
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Galley Beggar Press
- Date Published
- 2020
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Flatsigned
- A flatsigned book is signed, and not inscribed, directly on a page of the book, rather than on a bookplate or with an...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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