THE GEM LIBRARY, CARDEW OF ST JIM'S
by CLIFFORD, FRANK RICHARDS / MARTIN
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG/VG
- ISBN 10
- 070300008X
- ISBN 13
- 9780703000088
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HARDBACK, "VINTAGE FICTION," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: 1st. Thus.* Date of Publication: 1972* Publisher: Howard Baker Press Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Green cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, some age and fading to top & bottom edges. VG* Jacket condition: Two-colour illustrated dust wrapper (red & blue), showing a snow-ball fight. Not price clipped, showing a shelf price of £2.75. Some shelf wear with two small tears (showing sellotape marks) to top front edge and to head of spine. Now re-inforced & in a clear protective wrapper. Front lap creased. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, some slight age marks to edges. VG+.* Illustrations: Several colour facsimile front pages of the Gem Magazine. Numerous b/w, line drawings & illustrations within text throughout.* Pages: Approx. 224 pp. text. in separate numbered blocks.* Description: Another complete collection of stories in the saga of St Jim's Culled from The Gem and representing the great halcyon pre-war days of boy's papers. Featuring Ralph Reckness Cardew of St Jim's the stories are:- "Cardew The Reel," "Tom Merry's Rival," Captain Cardew," "Skipper and Slacker," "D'Arcy's Christmas Party," "The Vengeance of Cardew," "Tom Merry's Foe," and "Just Like Cardew." Comprising GEM issues 824-831 inclusive. A NEAR VG++ text copy of the 1st thus, with some minor cover faults in a VG protected dust jacket.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1342
- Title
- THE GEM LIBRARY, CARDEW OF ST JIM'S
- Author
- CLIFFORD, FRANK RICHARDS / MARTIN
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG/VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Thus?
- ISBN 10
- 070300008X
- ISBN 13
- 9780703000088
- Publisher
- Howard Baker
- Place of Publication
- London UK. 226
- Date Published
- 1972-01-01
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