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Close Up; XPD
de Len Deighton
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London; New York: Jonathan Cape; Alfred A. Knopf, 1972-1981. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 6". None. A pair of first edition novels by British author Len Deighton. These novels are both first editions, with XPD being the first US edition, published during the same year as the UK edition. Close Up is the first UK edition. XPD is in quarter cloth binding with paper boards with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Close Up has a black full cloth binding with a price-clipped dust wrapper. Len Deighton is a British author known for his novels on espionage and military history. His other works include The Ipcress File, Horse Under Water and Funeral in Berlin. He is also known for writing a number of cookery books. XPD is one of Deighton's spy novels, and is set in 1979, following a group of former SS officers as they plan to seize power in West Germany. Close Up explores a rarely seen theme in Deighton's work, featuring an internationally known, Hollywood actor at a dangerous crossroads in his life. Close Up has the remnants of a booksellers label to the front paste down. Both works are in original publisher's binding, with Close Up in full cloth and XPD in quarter cloth and paper boards. Dust wrapper to Close Up has been clipped but the wrap to XPD remains unclipped. Externally, excellent, with a few light marks to XPD, mainly to the tail near the spine. Some light rubbing to the cloth of XPD. Light offsetting to the endpapers of XPD. Remnants of a bookplate or bookseller's label to the front paste down of Close Up. The odd mark to the fore edge. Dust wrapper smart with chipping to the extremities and the odd tear. Loss to the wrap at the head of the spine on Close Up. Marks to the wrap of XPD, with light chipping and the odd closed tear, mainly to the front top edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 872Q49
- Título
- Close Up; XPD
- Autor
- Len Deighton
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Jonathan Cape; Alfred A. Knopf
- Lugar de publicación
- London; New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1972-1981
- Tamaño
- 8.5" by 6"
- Palabras clave
- Len deighton novels fiction dust wrapper novels
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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"...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
