THE VIKING STRAIN - - - Author of the famous McGLUSKY Books - - -
by HALES, A.G. - ak. Alfred GREENWOOD or Alfred Arthur GREENWOOD
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
East Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Wright & Brown first edition - hard cover in PARTIAL d.j. Australian author born in South Australia. 190 x 130mm., pp. 288, blue cloth cov. bds, title & author printed dark blue on spine, printed block binding very sound and square, medium to heavy foxing to all edges - more so on front edge, p.o. name (neat - 2 lines) ffep., in PARTIAL dust jacket - front and front flap ONLY, front chipped (spine missing) and lower l.h. corner, but the title/author and illustration is more or less complete. Front flap has listed ""3/6 Series"". A scarce title. GOOD++/FAIR
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Details
- Bookseller
- EUREKA AUSTRALIANA BOOKS
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 02a01ca3d302665675be4ba2
- Title
- THE VIKING STRAIN - - - Author of the famous McGLUSKY Books - - -
- Author
- HALES, A.G. - ak. Alfred GREENWOOD or Alfred Arthur GREENWOOD
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- first edition - hard cover in PARTIAL d.j.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Wright & Brown
- Date Published
- 1930
Terms of Sale
EUREKA AUSTRALIANA BOOKS
Visa/Mastercard/American Express & Pay Pal accepted. Bank Cheques/Money Orders in AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS ONLY. All prices are PLUS postage/packing which can be quoted on depending on weight and destination. RETURNS: If any dispute should arise, we will make every effort to settle the matter quickly and amicably. In the FIRST INSTANCE please e-mail us IMMEDIATELY of all particulars.
About the Seller
EUREKA AUSTRALIANA BOOKS
Biblio member since 2003
East Victoria Park, Western Australia
About EUREKA AUSTRALIANA BOOKS
Eureka's stock consists mainly of old, rare, out-of-print and hard-to find Australiana books in all subject areas, BUT we also sell many worthy books in every category.
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- BDS
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- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Jacket
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- Cloth
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