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Our Village
by Mitford, Mary Russell
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1927. No dustwrapper, some scuffing to spine ends and bumping to corners of red boards, also some fading to spine of same but gilt titles and decoration thereon are still clear, as is the gilt title panel on front board. An early owner's name and date (1932) on f/ep, otherwise a good clean tight copy of ths slim hard-cover book. A pocket-sized "Pocket Classics" edition from the publisher. Originally published between 1824 and 1832, a series of short pieces depicting life in the village of Three Mile Cross, near Reading. Introduction by Anne Thackeray Ritchie. 256pp, numerous b&w drawings throughout.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Thomson, Hugh. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012631
- Title
- Our Village
- Author
- Mitford, Mary Russell
- Illustrator
- Thomson, Hugh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Three-Mile-cross, Anne-Thackeray-ritchie
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Essays;
Terms of Sale
JimsOldBooks
Books dispatched within 1-2 working days. Returns accepted but customer should notify me within seven days of receipt of the book. Postage charges based on average book weight. Reduced rates will apply to lighter parcels when possible. Heavy books are mentioned in the book description, you will be informed of any increased charges before the book is dispatched.
About the Seller
JimsOldBooks
Biblio member since 2004
Kirkwall, Orkney
About JimsOldBooks
Based in Kirkwall, Orkney off the north coast of Scotland. No shop, internet sales only..
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
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