For Want of a Nail
by Melvyn Bragg
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Secker & Warburg, 1976. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1976. Reprint. 317 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Signed by the author. Grey dust jacket over purple cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Flat signed by author to title page. Moderate cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages are loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Front free endpaper cut out. Water staining to rear free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends causing fraying to cloth. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to edges. Wear marks overall.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1643902672MEP
- Title
- For Want of a Nail
- Author
- Melvyn Bragg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Date Published
- 1976
Terms of Sale
World of Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
World of Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
About World of Rare Books
Wob sells rare and collectable books on behalf of charities. Our team of booksellers are happy to deal with any enquiries and aim to provide same-day dispatch for all orders.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....