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THE HURRICANE STORY
by Gallico, Paul
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /Very Good
- Seller
-
Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph. Bound in clean blue cloth with bright silver titles to spine and outline of Hurricane to front board, this dated 1959 hardcover First Edition is VG in VG dustjacket(unclipped). Signed by Paul Gallico on FFEP without inscription (A second signature with date 25/12/59, appears on same page) 144pp with 5 Chapters and 32 contemporary B/W photos. Dustjacket has tiny chips at top of both return flaps, and slightly larger chip 3cm x 3mm at top of spine (But 99.9% complete). General condition all VG . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1959.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Camillas Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0019829
- Title
- THE HURRICANE STORY
- Author
- Gallico, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Signed Paul Gallico:"The Hurricane Story"
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Terms of Sale
Camillas Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Camillas Bookshop
Biblio member since 2009
Eastbourne, East Sussex
About Camillas Bookshop
Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- FFEP
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- VG
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- Cloth
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- Flap(s)
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