Collins, 1979. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1979. First Edition. 193 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are bright and clear, with light tanning to text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper, with a few small nicks and rub marks along text block edge. Tiny liquid drop on title page. Boards have light shelf-wear with minor corner bumping and mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a notable forward lean. Faint tanning to spine and edges. Unclipped dust jacket has light wear to surfaces with slight creasing along edges. Price sticker to font flap, with an overall light tan. Water drops on front panel.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1691761084CRD
Title: The Picnic, and Suchlike Pandemonium
Author: Gerald Durrell
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good/Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Collins
Date Published: 1979

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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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
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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....