BRITISH POSTAGE STAMPS. Britain in Pictures.
by JOHNSON, S.C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William Collins, London. 1944. 1st. edn. Hardback in unclipped dustwrapper. 4to. pp48. 8 col'd plates & many monochrome illus. Orig. paper-covered boards VG with slight rubbing to edges & corners, somewhat cocked, in G+ d/w that is rubbed at corners & spine edges with slight loss to head & tail of spine & small tears to top & bottom of rear panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Russell Needham Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3688
- Title
- BRITISH POSTAGE STAMPS. Britain in Pictures.
- Author
- JOHNSON, S.C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- William Collins, London. 1944.
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About the Seller
Russell Needham Books
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Taunton, Somerset
About Russell Needham Books
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
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