Secret Service
by Dale Norman
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Buxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Bodley Head, 1943. Book. Illus. by John Diana. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tight Firm Clean Copy - First Edition - No Signatures, Inscriptions Or Notations Discovered. Illustrated. Blue Cloth Hard Cover With Black Titles Spine And Illustration Of Boy At Seaside On Front - Slight Edge Wear And Some Foxing To Page Edges. Unclipped Jacket With Slight Edge Wear, Rubbing And Tiny Rips..
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Details
- Bookseller
- M and P Books PBFA member (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009161
- Title
- Secret Service
- Author
- Dale Norman
- Illustrator
- John Diana
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1943
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Childrens Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Juvenile Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
M and P Books PBFA member
Biblio member since 2010
Buxton, Derbyshire
About M and P Books PBFA member
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- Cloth
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