SHIP OF THE LINE
by Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott), 1899-1966
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo; 1st edition; G-/Fair; Ex-library; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, cream and blue with cream and blue print; DJ has small tears at spine ends with heavy wear to hinges, tear to rear hinge at top and front hinge at bottom, wear to flap folds, rubbing, toning to spine, peripheral toning, affixed to interior pastedowns; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, mild wear to spine caps, cocked spine; Text block has red tinted top edge, library stamps to front and rear endpapers and occasional pages within, penciled notation on rear pastedown, clean text; 323 pages. 1345702. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Seller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1345702
- Title
- SHIP OF THE LINE
- Author
- Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott), 1899-1966
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1938
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...