The Mystery of the Hidden House
by Enid Blyton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Methuen and Co, 1949. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1949. Second Edition. 197 pages. Pictorial jacket over orange cloth. Contains black and white illustrated frontispiece, with other illustrations throughout. Missing front free endpaper. Pages remain bright and clear, with noticeable foxing to edges. Binding is firm. Label to half title page. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Spine is slightly sunned, heavier to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket. Mild foxing to all surfaces. Moderate edgewear, with noticeable chipping, tearing and creasing, and slight loss to spine ends. Moderate rubbing to exterior.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1674575053DPB
- Title
- The Mystery of the Hidden House
- Author
- Enid Blyton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Methuen and Co
- Date Published
- 1949
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- 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....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.