Against Great Odds
by C.N. Barclay
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Sifton Praed & Co Ltd, 1955. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1955. No Edition Remarks. 112 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white plates and maps. Foreword written by Field Marshal Sir John Harding. Slight crinkling to gutters however binding remains firm. Pages and plates remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Shop label stuck to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Boards are bowed. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Minor tanning to panels and spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1630085396DPB
- Title
- Against Great Odds
- Author
- C.N. Barclay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sifton Praed & Co Ltd
- Date Published
- 1955
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...