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THE UNBEARABLE BASSINGTON
by SAKI [ H H Munro], LANCASTER, Osbert, (intro Joan Aiken]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: THE FOLIO SOCIETY, 1978 Turquoise Cloth boards with black line illustration extending to both boards and gilt blocked titles to spine, 230 x 145 mm approx. Top edge stained blue, 148 pp Frontis + 7 other full page line drawings by Osbert Lancaster as called for. Intro. by Joan Aiken. Near Fine in Near Fine slip case. (Book- a little fading to stained top edge of book block at head of spine. No previous owner name or insc. Slip Case hint of sunning. No shelf wear or soiling. No other defects to book or slip case). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.
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- Bookseller
- booksonlinebrighton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 130812
- Title
- THE UNBEARABLE BASSINGTON
- Author
- SAKI [ H H Munro], LANCASTER, Osbert, (intro Joan Aiken]
- Illustrator
- OSBERT LANCASTER
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- THE FOLIO SOCIETY
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- The Unbearable Bassington, Saki, Hector Hugh Munro, Osbert Lancaster Illustrated,Joan Aiken, Folio Society Books,
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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