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The Press: And a changing civilization
by A.J. Cummimgs
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good
- Seller
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Youghal, Cork, Ireland
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About This Item
This book features a good dust jacket with an illustration specially designed for The 21st Century library by Mr. Eric Gill, beige cloth binding. The pages are securely bound and in very good condition. Clean inside, no markings, original price on inside Dust Jacket in pencil. The boards are in extremely good condition, with bright vibrant text in black and red. The corners and spine ends have slight bumping, and the book has a very slight forward lean. The dust jacket is unclipped and has light wear on the edges with small tears and chipping. The jacket also has moderate discoloration and very few marks. Spine sunned somewhat. Overall, a very fine edition, with a good rare good dust jacket, from one of the best known English journalists of the time, A.J. Cummings, 'The Press and a changing Civilization' edited by V.K. Krishna Memon.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carrageen Books
(IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABE-1674251145401
- Title
- The Press
- Author
- A.J. Cummimgs
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane the Bobby Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1936
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The Press and a changing Civilization, A.J. Cummimgs, V.K. Krishna Memon, ,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare 1st Editions;
Terms of Sale
Carrageen Books
Books will be posted within 1 to 2 days after payment has been received. 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
Carrageen Books
Biblio member since 2022
Youghal, Cork
About Carrageen Books
Carrageen Books: A specialist rare book seller offering a wide selection of new and used books on diverse topics such as art, botany, antiques, collectibles, literature, esoteric, military and garden history. With a passion for sourcing hard-to-find and rare books. We welcome all inquiries from book lovers seeking unique and uncommon titles.
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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