The Greeks: (Pelican Book No. A220, Bound Penguins Series)
by H.D.F. Kitto
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1951. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 4.5 x 7.25 inches (11.5 x 18.5 cm). Dust jacket: Rubbing and chipping to spine with wear to ends. Rubbing to edge of covers. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: Green buckram binding. Small mark to front board. Browning to page edges. Foxing to endpapers, clean text throughout. Scarce 'Bound Penguins' issue, one of a limited number of titles issued in 'a more permanent form of binding'. Overall book condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.5 x 7.25 inches (11.5 x 18.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 256
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Includes index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1213F075
- Title
- The Greeks: (Pelican Book No. A220, Bound Penguins Series)
- Author
- H.D.F. Kitto
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 4.5 x 7.25 inches (11.5 x 18.5 c
- Keywords
- , History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Penguin, Pelican & Puffin;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.