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1952 A Pad in the Straw by Christopher Woodforde Ghost & Eerie Stories + Jacket
REF: ES2084-S9 / LA572147
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Description
A Pad in the Straw
Stories by Christopher Woodforde
Illustrated by Yunge-bateman
Published by J. M. Dent & Sons, London 1952
First Edition, First Printing
Hardback bound in the original cloth binding with the original un-price clipped dust jacket, several black & white illustrations among text.
The book measures approx 8 x 5 inches with 11 + 235 pages
measurements
Height:
8 in
Width:
5 in
declaration
Elder Books & Collectables has clarified that the 1952 A Pad in the Straw by Christopher Woodforde Ghost & Eerie Stories + Jacket (LA572147) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1952
condition
Few minor chips to jacket mostly at top & bottom of spine, very slight fading to cloth at top and bottom of spine & edges of front board, minor foxing to endpapers with small inscription to front endpaper, couple of pages to middle of book have a small patch of browning probably from a bookmark or paper left inside over time, occasional pages have a faint crease mostly at corners.
Overall a nice copy in very good plus condition with minimal loss to jacket and mostly clean internally.
additional info
Material:
Origin:
Date of Manufacture:
1952
location
This 1952 A Pad in the Straw by Christopher Woodforde Ghost & Eerie Stories + Jacket is located in Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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