THE GAP IN THE CURTAIN
by Buchan, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition 19.5 cm x 13 cm 315 + blank pages + (4) pages of adverts. Contents clean and tight with no inscriptions.Publishers green cloth gilt J B initial to upper board. Binding clean and tight with no splits or marks slight bumping to corners. DJ [present with some chipping to head of spine closed tear to1/3rd front spine edge and a closed tear to part front flap and spine . Old tape offset mark to verso, tape no longer present.Detailed photos can be sent on request.
Synopsis
The Gap in the Curtain is a 1932 novel by John Buchan. It is borderline science fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hereward Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002792
- Title
- THE GAP IN THE CURTAIN
- Author
- Buchan, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
Terms of Sale
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- 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...
- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.