Victor Gollancz Ltd, 2009. Hardcover. Good/Good. 2009. First Edition. 582 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Flat signed by the author to title page. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Sticker to front panel. Light tanning to spine and edges.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1655455115IEV
Title: The Rats and the Ruling Sea
Author: Robert V.S. Redick
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good/Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd
Date Published: 2009

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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...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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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...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...