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MRS. SEARWOOD'S SECRET WEAPON; The highly amusing story of an indestructible lady who had an unusual guardian angel. Illustrations by Warren Chappell
by Wibberley, Leonard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus / Very Good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Mass: Little, Brown & Co, 1954. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Very Good. Warren Chappell. Octavo, 8.25 in. x 5.75 in., pp. 294. Illustrated with ink drawings. Light blue pper boards with silhouette of woman stamped in blind to front over dark blue spine. Gilt title and replete bandlines to spine. Very light rubbing to edges of boards. Unmarked interior. Light rubbing to dustjacket edges, with slight discoloration along top edge. Protected in mylar. The first novel by the author of "The Mouse That Roared."
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87217
- Title
- MRS. SEARWOOD'S SECRET WEAPON; The highly amusing story of an indestructible lady who had an unusual guardian angel. Illustrations by Warren Chappell
- Author
- Wibberley, Leonard
- Illustrator
- Warren Chappell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus / Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Mass
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- The Mouse that Roared
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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