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A Pelican at Blandings
by Wodehouse, P. G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0257650962
- ISBN 13
- 9780257650968
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1978. 1st Edition Thus. Black Boards. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 222pp. A first edition thus, being the first publication of this book by Barrie & Jenkins with wrapper. Gilt embossed lettering to the spine. Light bumps to the head and tail of the spine. The slightest of soil marks to the lower fore edges, otherwise the book is fresh and clean. Dust wrapper is price clipped though has a price label to the front flyleaf. Light crease to one corner of the front flyleaf, otherwise minimal shelf wear. A lovely , very good, tight copy.
Synopsis
P.G. Wodehouse was born in 1881. He is the creator of Jeeves, Blandings Castle, Psmith, Ukridge, Uncle Fred and Mr Mulliner stories and novels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 215714
- Title
- A Pelican at Blandings
- Author
- Wodehouse, P. G
- Format/Binding
- Black Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0257650962
- ISBN 13
- 9780257650968
- Publisher
- Barrie & Jenkins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾&quo
- Keywords
- LITERATURE
- X weight
- 12 oz
Terms of Sale
Trumpington Fine Books Limited
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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