New Bats in Old Belfries
by Betjeman, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Red cloth, printed paper label on upper cover; covers darkened at edges and spine. Very good in slightly soiled and sunned dust
- Seller
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1945. First edition. vi, 54pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Red cloth, printed paper label on upper cover; covers darkened at edges and spine. Very good in slightly soiled and sunned dust jacket with slight wear along edges. First edition. vi, 54pp. 1 vols. 12mo.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43202
- Title
- New Bats in Old Belfries
- Author
- Betjeman, John
- Format/Binding
- Vi, 54pp. 1 vols. 12mo
- Book Condition
- Used - Red cloth, printed paper label on upper cover; covers darkened at edges and spine. Very good in slightly soiled and sunned dust
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- British | John Betjeman
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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