The Widow
by King, Francis (SIGNED)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1957. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7 1/2" X 5. The ' Widow ' is Christine Cornwell and the book details how she copes with ever changing and challenging difficulties. 343 pp. Dark blue cloth covered boards have gilt text on spine. Book is slightly cocked, spine has some sunning at top and a vertical crease. Corners are as new. Unclipped (16' - net) DJ has very small closed tear at bottom front corner and light edge wear. Book is from the collection of Toronto poet/author and oft-times host at Harbourfront literary events, Greg Gatenby, as witnessed by his signature and the year of this book's acquisition ffep. " For Greg Francis King" SIGNED by AUTHOR. Bookseller's Inventory # 133160
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003160
- Title
- The Widow
- Author
- King, Francis (SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 7 1/2" X 5
Terms of Sale
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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
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- 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...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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