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Weatherley Parade
by Crompton, Richmal
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: MacMillan & Co, 1943. First Edition First Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition, first printing. This copy is dated 1943 on the title page. 252pp, in burgundy cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 12mo. Cloth very gently rubbed at edges in places. Upper text block edge dust dulled. Internally neat and clean throughout. Volume just a tad lose. In its original soiled dust jacket, with a couple of small chips on edges and corners, minor loss at head of a sunned spine. Jacket now protected in a Mylar-style protective sleeve, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. An adult novel from the author of the Just William books, featuring the Weatherley family during the years 1902 to 1942, in which Arthur Weatherley returns from the South African War his grandchildren face the Battle of Britain.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022188
- Title
- Weatherley Parade
- Author
- Crompton, Richmal
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Impression
- Publisher
- MacMillan & Co
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1943
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction, novels
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About the Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- 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...
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