London: John Murray, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good Plus. 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾. N/a. 495pp. 1960. First edition. 8vo. sized. A very good, clean, tight copy in good plus or just possibly very good minus jacket. No inscriptions. Original publisher's black boards with gilt embossed titles to the spine and to the front board. The text supported by some illustrations to a short plate section. Slight spotting to the leading fore-edge. The jacket has been price-clipped; it has rubbing to the head and tail, short open tears (with light loss or associated chips) to the head and tail of the spine and a longer tear - again with some associated loss - of about 2.5cm in length to the upper corner of the rear panel. The jacket is in a fully reversible transparent plastic sleeve. A very good, clean, tight copy in good plus jacket.

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Bookseller: Trumpington Fine Books Limited (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 240416
Title: The Sabres of Paradise
Author: Blanch, Lesley
Illustrator: N/a
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good Plus
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: John Murray
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1960
Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾"
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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