- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Grimes Hill Books (PBFA), Wythall, United KingdomGrimes Hill Books (PBFA)
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Rockets Galore, Compton Mackenzie, Chatto & Windus, 1957, First Edition, First Impression The sequel to Whisky Galore. The story sees the inhabitants of a remote Scottish island resist a government plan to build a missile base on their home. In near fine condition, the binding is straight and tight, the boards clean and the lettering on the spine bright. The toned and foxed end papers and pages are free from tears and inscriptions. There are very faint pencil marks to the front end paper. The unclipped dust jacket is in good condition with wear to all the corners, nibbling to the top edge of the front cover, two small nicks and nibbling to the top edge of the spine, a small tear to the bottom edge of the back cover and marks to the back cover. Will be dispatched carefully wrapped in bubblewrap and a cardboard box.
Seller Inventory # 03770
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Rockets Galore
- Author
- Compton Mackenzie
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Publication year
- 1957
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Man Booker Prize Winner
Grimes Hill Books (PBFA)
Wythall, United Kingdom
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Grimes Hill Books (PBFA)
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