The Old Reliable
by Wodehouse, P.G
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Herbert Jenkins, 1951. Bound in the publishers red cloth with black title lettering to spine and front board. All pages are present and correct with no inscriptions and are tightly bound. Unusually there is no foxing to the book. The book sits solid and square with all corners sharp. A relatively unmarked copy. Housed in the colourful and typically hilarious dustwrapper which retains publishers printed price on front inside flap. There is slight loss to the tail of the spine with one hairline tear at front fold where the front panel meets the dustwrapper flap. Light signs of overall wear and signs of handling including some rubbing to the extremities. Rather fragile by nature this is not a dustwrapper to be easily encountered surviving in Very Good and above condition. Overall not a bad example which maintains a nice enough shelf appearance. Offered for your consideration at a reasonable price. Housed in the removable archival booksleeve to preserve its condition.. First Edition. Very Good/Good. FIRST EDITION.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Rare Book Shelf (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001258
- Title
- The Old Reliable
- Author
- Wodehouse, P.G
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Herbert Jenkins
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1951
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The Rare Book Shelf
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Herefordshire
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- 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.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.