The Queens and the Hive
by Sitwell, Edith
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good, Protected
- Seller
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Kendal, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1962. 542pp; frontis portrait; b/w pls; fore edge v sl fox spotted; o/w fine : vv tight, crisp and clean ; d/w clipped , sl soiled and worn. Oct 1962 reprint .. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good, Protected. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback Biography.
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- Bookseller
- Savernake Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000975
- Title
- The Queens and the Hive
- Author
- Sitwell, Edith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good, Protected
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Biography, History
Terms of Sale
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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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