The Human Side of Crook and Convict Life.
by Stanley Scott:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hurst & Blackett, no date [c. 1924]. No edition stated, but presumed first edition (hardback). 8vo (24cm by 16cm), 303pp. Frontispiece illustration. Original black cloth, gilt titling to the spine. W H Smith library bookplate to the front pasedown, binding rubbed and dusty, preliminary pages foxed; overall, this book is just about in good condition. Suitable as a reading, working or reference copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornell Books Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60134
- Title
- The Human Side of Crook and Convict Life.
- Author
- Stanley Scott:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Hurst & Blackett, no date [c. 1924].
Terms of Sale
Cornell Books Limited
Returns accepted for any reason, provided that you notify us within 7 days of receipt. The customer is responsible for paying return shipping unless the book was not as described.
About the Seller
Cornell Books Limited
Biblio member since 2005
Tewkesbury
About Cornell Books Limited
We are a medium-sized bookshop located in a small country town in the west of England. The shop is open for business from 1030 to 1700 Monday to Saturday. The building is a fifteenth-century former public house. We are still awaiting the day when we find a book older than the shop itself!
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- 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...
- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- 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....