A Contest of Ladies
by William Sansom
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Hogarth Press, 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First U.K. Edition. Very good in like jacket. Minor scuffs along fore edge with small dampstain on head of block and very minor edgewear to orange cloth. Ownership signature of author John Metcalf on FFEP. JAckets suffers from very minor sunning to spine and very minor edgewear along bottom edges. Else, a tight and clean copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Biblioasis (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013330
- Title
- A Contest of Ladies
- Author
- William Sansom
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Hogarth Press
- Date Published
- 1956
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Biblioasis
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About the Seller
Biblioasis
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Windsor, Ontario
About Biblioasis
A general used & new book shop, we specialize in Canadian literature, first editions,
signed books, the eighteenth century, and books about books. Open since 1998, we
have a large selection of history, literature, philosophy, art, music, religion,
science, and technical books.
signed books, the eighteenth century, and books about books. Open since 1998, we
have a large selection of history, literature, philosophy, art, music, religion,
science, and technical books.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.