BILLY BUNTER OF GREYFRIARS SCHOOL
by RICHARDS, Frank; illustrated by MACDONALD, R. J.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Charles Skilton Ltd. 1947. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Publisher's original grey patterned paper covered boards with blue titles to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and black and white illustrations by R.J. MacDonald. A better than very good copy, the binding clean and square with some bumping at the spine tips. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. The closed text block edges are a little dusty. Complete with the rubbed, nicked and spotted dustwrapper that has a chip at the base of the spine and several pieces of tape (to the spine tips and underside bottom edge). Not price-clipped (7s 6d net to the front flap). The first Billy Bunter book. 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 #
- 25112
- Title
- BILLY BUNTER OF GREYFRIARS SCHOOL
- Author
- RICHARDS, Frank; illustrated by MACDONALD, R. J.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Charles Skilton Ltd. 1947
Terms of Sale
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York, North Yorkshire
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- Dustwrapper
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- Text Block
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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