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My Uncle Silas
by Bates, H. E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Poor
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The Reprint Society, London, 1947. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Poor. Illustrator: Edward Ardizzone. preface by author. Green coloured boards with maroon insert to the backstrip, within maroon insert gilt coloured titles. Red coloured tint to the top text block edge. The text is illustrated with numerous full-page, half page and quarter page illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Illustrated dustwrapper, again by Edward Ardizzone, against a beige coloured background with green coloured titles to the front panel. A series of 14 short stories starring Uncle Silas. Rubbing to the backstrip corners and to the book corners. Faint staining to the lower right-hand corner of the front panel and back panel. Fading to the top edge of the book. Browning and foxing with some staining to the text block edges. Browning and staining to the endpapers and browning to the internal text. Gift inscription to the top edge of the free front end paper. This dustwrapper is showing its age. Heavy chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. Numerous tears and creasing of the top dustwrapper edge and rubbing to the lower dustwrapper edge. Staining to the lower corners of the dustwrapper and lower backstrip edge. Heavy browning of the backstrip and browning and foxing to the dustwrapper panels. Some holes to the rear of fold over crease. "This book is a " extra" choice and one of a limited edition" -- from the front fold over blurb, from the reprint society. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). VI, 7-192 pages, last two pages blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Edward Ardizzone. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Short Stories; Illustrated; Inventory No: 0108984. .
Synopsis
H.E. Bates was born in Northamptonshire in 1905. He published his first novel, The Two Sisters , when he was twenty. His most popular creation was the effervescent Larkin family about whom he wrote five novels including The Darling Buds of May . In 1973 he was awarded the CBE. He died in 1974.
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Details
- Seller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0108984
- Title
- My Uncle Silas
- Author
- Bates, H. E
- Illustrator
- Edward Ardizzone
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- The Reprint Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Short Stories -- England, Edward Ardizzone -- Illustrator Literature & Literary; Short Stories; Illustrated; Edward Ardizzone Unbranded Bates, H. E. My Uncle Silas
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Short Stories;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
Glossary
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Blurb
- The blurb refers to the commentary that appears on the dust jacket flaps or the rear of the dustjacket. In the case of a...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
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