BE SHOT FOR SIXPENCE
by GILBERT, Michael:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1956. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Association copy. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with light offsetting and the ink stamp of 'Colin Lesslie Productions' on the front pastedown, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed, nicked and creased dustwrapper which has a few short closed tears to the edges and a touch of fading to the spine. Not price-clipped (12s 6d). The copy of actor and producer Colin Lesslie who went on to produce the 1959 film adaptation of Gilbert's 'Death in Captivity' released in the UK under the title 'Danger Within' and in the US as 'Breakout'. (Hubin). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24810
- Title
- BE SHOT FOR SIXPENCE
- Author
- GILBERT, Michael:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1956
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
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York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...