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The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn.
by DEXTER, Colin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan,, 1977. There's always time for one more pint First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Best wishes always, John! And thank you for your support. Colin Dexter". This copy is possibly inscribed to Dexter's brother, John, a fellow classicist. This is the third Inspector Morse novel; the books were made into one of the most successful British television crime dramas of all time, running from 1987-93, starring John Thaw in the titular role. Octavo. Original dark green boards, spine lettered in white, cream endpapers. With dust jacket. Neat ownership inscription of J. H. Stanley-Jones on front free endpaper. Spine a touch cocked, spine ends and one corner very lightly bumped, a touch of rubbing to extremities, edges a little foxed. A near-fine copy in lightly toned jacket, price-clipped, very sharp, with just a few creases to one corner and top edges of flaps.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 156518
- Title
- The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn.
- Author
- DEXTER, Colin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Macmillan,
- Date Published
- 1977
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Edges
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Inscribed
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
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