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Pacific Treasure Island: New Caledonia
by Wilfred G. Burchett
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
F. W. Cheshire Pty. Ltd., 1941. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1941. No Edition Remarks. 230 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Rebound. Contains black and white plates. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Binding weakened. Pen inscription to half title page. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Water spotting to boards. Boards are slightly bowed. Lettering darkened.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1706783096CAB
- Title
- Pacific Treasure Island: New Caledonia
- Author
- Wilfred G. Burchett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- F. W. Cheshire Pty. Ltd.
- Date Published
- 1941
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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