The Black Biplane
by Creasey, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/N/A
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
€233.25€163.28
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Sampson Low, Marston & Co, 1937. Not Dated (1937 BL) Papered bds, prize plate to ffep dated 1942, illus frontis plate, pp 90. CONDITION lightest wear to edges, chipped to spine head, interior bright and crisp apart from mild age toning to eps and sl foxing to first blank and title page due to differing paper types of opposing plate.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12749
- Title
- The Black Biplane
- Author
- Creasey, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston & Co
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
Ariel Books
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
We are a small friendly book store stocking a unique selection of rare and out of print books. Currently we are searching for a suitable new location but have had an open book shop since 1998.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- 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...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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