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The Play Room
by Manning, Olivia
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- G+/VG
- ISBN 10
- 0434449067
- ISBN 13
- 9780434449064
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: William Heinemann Limited, 1969 G+/VG. 8vo. original black boards gilt (ex-library with bookplate, RSMs, tape marks etc. to outer leaves, a little rubbed, else internally quite clean) in dustwrapper priced 30s net (a little rubbed & nicked, creasing to flaps, occ. marks, spine a little sunned); pp. [iv], 184. A good copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. G+/VG.
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Details
- Seller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 029831
- Title
- The Play Room
- Author
- Manning, Olivia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G+
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0434449067
- ISBN 13
- 9780434449064
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Olivia Manning Play Room Modern Literature
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Biblio member since 2022
Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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