Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. 10mo; pp 263; G-/Fair; dark tan spine with green text; dust jacket has sun darkened spine; tape mends to head and tail edges; chips spine edges; price clipped front flap; mylar wraps; cloth has sunned spine; some rubbing wear to edges; strong boards; text block shows age toning to exterior edges; interior clean; good binding;

NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5.2. 1324736. FP New Rockville Stock.

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Bookseller: Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1324736
Title: A Tea-Shop in Limehouse
Author: Burke, Thomas;
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1931

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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...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
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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....
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"...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...