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Private Pagett BY MAJOR W. P. DRURY ROYAL LIGHT INFANTRY (RETIRED) WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY ARTHUR RACKHAM THIRD EDITION LONDON Chapman & Hall 1910 |
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(please see foot of listing for rating key) GOOD : no dust jacket, hard cover, publisher's original orange cloth stamped in black on upper panel & spine, rubbed & lightly soiled, a little wear at corners with board tips just exposed, wear at spine tips with minor splits in cloth, approx 30mm split in cloth at lower joint from foot, hinges & binding sound, former owner signature on front pastedown, free endpapers toned, foxing to early leaves, light & occasional to main text block, 8 inserted b/w plates as called for in excellent order, collated & complete |
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Illustrated with 8 black & white plates by Arthur Rackham. William Price Drury (1861–1949) was a Royal Marine Light Infantry officer, novelist, playwright, and Mayor of Saltash from 1929 to 1931. An early Rackham, showing glimses of the genius that was to follow. This is the Third Edition, published by Chapman & Hall, London, 1910. The first edition was published in 1904. |
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Definitions of the Condition of a Book
Aa a reputable online book seller, I use the Independent Online Bookseller's Association guidelines on how to describe a book's condition. Below is an explanation of each rating. MINT (M): Without faults or defects, unread, in the same immaculate condition in which it was published (Note: very few 'new' books qualify for this grade, as many times there will be rubs/scuffs to the dustjackets from shipping, or bumped lower spine ends/corners from shelving). FINE (F): Approaches the above, but not crisp. May have been carefully read and dustjacket may have been slightly rubbed or spine ends slightly bumped from shelving/shipping, but no real defects or faults. (NOTE: From here on, there may be '+' and '-' in a grade, which will mean that it is above the grade noted but not quite to the next higher grade for '+', and that it is below the grade noted but not quite to the next lower grade for '-'. NEAR FINE: A book or dustjacket approaching FINE but with a couple of very minor defects or faults. VERY GOOD: A used book showing some small signs of wear on either binding or dustjacket. Any defects/faults must be noted. GOOD: The average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. FAIR: A worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title page, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, dustjacket, etc. may also be worn. All defects/faults must be noted. POOR / READING COPY: A book that is sufficiently worn that its only merit is the complete text, which must be legible. Any missing maps or plates should still be noted. May be soiled, scuffed, stained, or spotted, and may have loose joints, hinges, pages, etc. EX-LIBRARY: Will always be designated as such no matter what the condition of the book. BOOK CLUB: Will always be noted as such no matter what the condition of the book. BINDING COPY: A book in which the pages or leaves are perfect but the binding is very bad, loose, off, or non-existent. Always, if issued with one, the lack of a dustjacket or slipcase will be noted. |