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de Klaxon [Graham John Bower]
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed/Near Fine
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 147.46EUR 132.72
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Sobre este artículo
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1918 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine. 8" by 6" . None. The first edition of this collection of naval short stories, some concerning the First World War. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the very scarce publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.A thrilling collection of works of short fiction about life in the Navy, by Sir Graham John Bower, who wrote under the pseudonym Klaxon.Bower was an Irish colonial official of the British Empire, who after his Naval service was made Imperial secretary to the High Commissioner for Southern Africa, Sir Hercules Robinson. In September 1898, he was appointed Colonial Secretary of the Colony of Mauritius. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, bright, with areas of fading to boards. Dust wrapper a touch age toned, with small closed tear to tail of front wrap, and minor chipping to back strip head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 902F24
- Título
- H.M.S. -
- Autor
- Klaxon [Graham John Bower]
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- Edinburgh and London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1918
- Tamaño
- 8" by 6"
- Palabras clave
- Sir Graham John Bower navy short stories navy
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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.
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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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
