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Odd John
by Olaf Stapledon
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /Good
- Seller
-
Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Methuen. London, Methuen, 1935. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A good copy only. This copy with ads dated 835, likely the second state or issue. Currey has no proirity between the first two issues with ads dated 535 and 835 (May, 1935 and August, 1935). The jacket is the first issue, priced 7s 6d. A good only copy. Jacket heavily rubbed, with some chipping. Rear panel soiled. Boards are rubbed and worn with a burn mark. Spine faded, jacket and book probably a marriage. Jacket flaps creased. Cover art by Eric Fraser [9157, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1935.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hyraxia
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9157
- Title
- Odd John
- Author
- Olaf Stapledon
- Illustrator
- Eric Fraser
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- SCIENCE FICTION,SHOWCASE,
Terms of Sale
Hyraxia
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
Hyraxia
Biblio member since 2010
Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire
About Hyraxia
Specialist Bookseller dealing in modern first editions and rare books.
Glossary
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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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- 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...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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