London: Warne,. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Hbk in d/w; red cloth covers self embossed lettering to cover; gold gilt lettering to spine for title; remainder lettering in black; award sticker on fep dated 1924-25; appears to be a variant cover binding to 1st edition as it matches other points. A Vg copy of book - nice and clean; Brisley d/w not price clipped (3/6) , but has some chipping and small closed mended tears to edges, and large chip on rear - see licture on our own site and abe. However it is lovely to see this Brisley dustwrapper, relatively uncommon. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

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Bookseller: Peakirk Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 99650
Title: The Girls of Gwynfa
Author: Oxenham, Elsie J
Illustrator: Nina Brisley (D/w) & Frontis
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Warne,
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1924
Keywords: Girls, Stories, EJO

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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...
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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...