Frankenstein According to Spike Miligan First edition hardcover 1997 UK printing
$17.00 Original price was: $17.00.$13.26Current price is: $13.26.
This is a “near fine” vintage hardcover published by Virgin Books in 1997, 127 pages.
First edition
This is a complete volume as issued by the publisher with no loose, torn or folded pages, unless otherwise noted below . Binding is tight unless noted otherwise. There may be an original owner inscription or book plate in the front of the book, but otherwise there will be no other marks unless called out in the “Condition Specifics” section of this listing.
If pictured with a jacket, the book will come in it’s original matching dust wrapper as issued by the publisher. Jacket may be price clipped on the front flap, but unless other wise noted, will be complete. Unless noted, all jackets are shipped to your protected in an archival removable sleeve for preservation and presentation.
Condition Specifics:
(Points marked with an “[x]” are present in this copy.)
[]One or more board corner(s) are bumped [] Tips of board corners show some wear
[]Spine head and/or tail are bumped
[]Foxing present on text block and/or internally
[]Tanning/sunning is present on boards and/or spine []Pages show fair amount of tanning
[]Top edge of text block is somewhat dusted
[]Some spotting/thumbing/wear on one or more text block edge
[]Some marginal/textual annotations/marks in text
[]Jacket shows some losses [x]Jacket has some minimal edgewear in places with some chipping
[]Dust jacket is not present
[]Front and/or back hinge is cracked
[x]Other: Price tag on lower edge of rear panel on dust jacket.
Please see accompanying images for full condition details.
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Additional information
Weight | 32 oz |
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Dimensions | 10 × 6 × 2 in |
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