London: Faber and Faber, 1962. First Edition, First Impression. . Cloth Bound Boards. Good/Good. 1962 first edition, first impression. Size octavo, 286 pages. Yellow cloth covered boards with red titles to the spine, with the dust jacket. Book condition good, slight edge wear, a little age toning, previous owner's name to front end-paper, pages are slightly toned otherwise clean. Dust jacket condition good, corners and spine ends rubbed and slightly chipped, spine sunned, price clipped. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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Bookseller: Lazarus Books Limited (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 017279
Title: The Barbary Light
Author: P. H. Newby
Format/Binding: Cloth Bound Boards
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Impression.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1962
Keywords: FICTION MID LIFE CRISIS

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About Lazarus Books Limited

We are a small family business located in Blackpool, England. We stock a varied range of Antiquarian and Collectable Books; Antiquarian Holy Bibles, Fine Bindings, Literature, Poetry, Military, Travel, First Editions, Illustrated, Childrens', Signed Books and more.

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12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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....