Prince of Foxes
by Samuel Shellabarger
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hamish Hamilton, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1948. First Edition Thus. 400 pages. Dust jacket covered in removable plastic wrapper over blue cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild sunning to spine and edges. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Mild water droplets to surfaces. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Notable foxing. Heavy tanning to spine and edges. Notable rubbing and marking all over.
Synopsis
Prince of Foxes is a novel of historical fiction by Samuel Shellabarger, following the adventures of the fictional Andrea Orsini, a captain in the service of Cesare Borgia during his conquest of the Romagna.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1715767944DPB
- Title
- Prince of Foxes
- Author
- Samuel Shellabarger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Date Published
- 1948
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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