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The Mouse and His Child
by Hoban, Russell
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Faber And Faber, 1969. Book. Illus. by Lillian Hoban. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. Octavo 200 pp. A true first edition, first printing (first impression) with no reprint to the copyright page therefore indicating a true first print in a very good plus Dust Jacket which is not price clipped. Looks unread clean unmarked pages, light dusting to the top of the text block. The jacket has a closed tear to the top corner at the spine and has strengthening to the rear at that point. light rubbing and some marks to the rear, still bright with no fade. .
Synopsis
"An Avon Camelot Book."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013726
- Title
- The Mouse and His Child
- Author
- Hoban, Russell
- Illustrator
- Lillian Hoban
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Faber And Faber
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- FIRST EDITION,The Mouse and His Child,Hoban, Russell,Lillian Hoban
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Kelleher Rare Books
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About the Seller
Kelleher Rare Books
Biblio member since 2011
Naas, Kildare
About Kelleher Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....