Sea Whispers.: Illustrated by Bert Thomas.
by JACOBS, W. W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton,, [1926]. First edition, first impression, in the scarce jacket. Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine and front board in black. With dust jacket. Ownership signature and gift inscription to front free endpaper. Spine rolled, frontispiece detached, contents lightly foxed; a very good copy with bright plates in the slightly soiled jacket, with a few nicks, short closed tear to head of spine, minor loss to head of spine and tape reinforcement to verso.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 99753
- Title
- Sea Whispers.
- Author
- JACOBS, W. W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Hodder & Stoughton,
- Date Published
- [1926]
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- 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...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.