The Longest Second
by Ballinger, Bill S
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Max Reinhardt, London, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Donald Green -- Cover Art. 300 g.; VI, 7-192 pages. Red coloured boards with gilt the backstrip. Bumping to the top backstrip edge and to the book corners. Browning and foxing to the top text block edge and light browning, scattered foxing and handling marks to the other text block edges. Light browning and handling marks to the end papers and age toning to the internal text. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, by Donald Green, with black, purple and white titles to the front panel and black and pink titles to the backstrip. Rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and to the dustwrapper panels. Sunning to the backstrip and at the rear dustwrapper panels shows yellowing and handling marks. Browning to the verso of the dustwrapper. A man wakes up in hospital and finds to his horror he cannot speak as his throat had been cut. Not only that but he has no memory of who he is. As he untangles the mystery of his life, previously to waking up, an awareness of danger creeps upon him. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Donald Green -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 0107997. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0107997
- Title
- The Longest Second
- Author
- Ballinger, Bill S
- Illustrator
- Donald Green -- Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Max Reinhardt
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Mystery -- Suspense -- Amnesia Fiction; Donald Green -- Cover Art Unbranded Ballinger, Bill S. The Longest Second
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- G
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- Text Block
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...