WALL SMACKER - The Saga of the Speedway
by De Paolo, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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Creston, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
De Paolo Publishing Company. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 271 pages. Black lettering on the spine and front cover. Corners bumped and lightly scuffed. Top and tail of the spine bumped. Cover lightly soiled with one small spot (1/8'). Three stamps of 'The Orsatti Agency' - one on the front endpaper, on the title page and on the back endpaper. Inscribed ' To Hilliard C. Lyle with memories of la belle Lake Louise. My best wishes! Peter De Paolo, 1947' A good copy of this racing car classic with numerous b/w photographs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Beacon Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005502
- Title
- WALL SMACKER - The Saga of the Speedway
- Author
- De Paolo, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- De Paolo Publishing Company
Terms of Sale
Beacon Books
Full refund up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Beacon Books
Biblio member since 2009
Creston, British Columbia
About Beacon Books
The storefront offers secondhand books of all kinds with ample sections of literature, art, history, mystery, popular fiction, science fiction and children's books. The online store features first and signed editions, rare and antiquarian books, academic titles and a large collection of nautical and military history.
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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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.