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The Ghoul
by Frank King
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 218 pages. Illustrated dust jacket with red lettering over blue cloth. Front endpaper missing. Half title page creased. Mild brown staining and finger smudging to pages on occasion. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with crushing to spine ends. Notable sunning to spine and board edges, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Small puncture along front joint. Book has a forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket. Heavy wear, with large tears, some loss and chipping to edges and corners. Notable foxing, tanning, staining and soiling to DJ. "Pat, Good Book" written on front panel in pen.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1656926231CLB
- Title
- The Ghoul
- Author
- Frank King
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell Ltd
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
World of Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
About World of Rare Books
Wob sells rare and collectable books on behalf of charities. Our team of booksellers are happy to deal with any enquiries and aim to provide same-day dispatch for all orders.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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