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The Men Behind Boy's Fiction
by Lofts, W. O. G.; Adley, D. J
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Howard Baker, 1970. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. An essential guide for the collector of modern British juvenile literature, this book reveals the names of 2000+ authors & editors behind the pen names associated with popular boys' fiction, including series books, periodicals, & papers. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1970, this hardcover book has navy blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. Extremely slight bumping to corners. The orig. DJ (with price in British pounds sterling at lower front flap) is downgraded to Good+ due to heavy-ish rubbing to extremities, some creasing/short chips to top edge, & a spot of sticker pull on front cover midway coming in from fore edge. Nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016113
- Title
- The Men Behind Boy's Fiction
- Author
- Lofts, W. O. G.; Adley, D. J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Howard Baker
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- FICTION WRITERS AUTHORS PSEUDONYM BOYS SERIES BOOKS GREAT BRITAIN BRITISH ENGLISH ENGLAND FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Writing/Publishing/Journalism/Writers/Words; Books About Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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