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A Collection of Works from Paul Gallico
Paul Gallico
1961-1979
Michael Joseph; William Heinemann : London
8.5" by 5.5"
434; 279; 347; 176; 237; 313; 222pp.
SUMMARY
A smart collection of seven volumes from American novelist and writer Paul William Gallico.
First Edition,Original Binding,Publishers Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs2 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Seven volumes.
First UK edition.
Written by Paul William Gallico, an American novelist and short story and sports writer.
This set contains:
Confessions of a Story-Teller, 1961.
A collection of twenty short stories and the stories behind the writing of the stories.
The Hand of Mary Constable, 1964.
When Professor Constables daughter passes away from leukemia at the age of ten, he becomes convinced that he is in communication with her from beyond the grave.
The Poseidon Adventure, 1969.
An adventure novel concerning the capsizing of a luxurious ocean liner, the S.S. Poseidon and the desperate struggles of a handful of survivors to reach the bottom of the liners hull before the ship sinks.
Matilda, 1970.
When a Broadway agent sells a boxing kangaroo to a showman who rang up for a knife-thrower, something really gets started.
The Boy Who Invented the Bubble Gun, 1974.
An adventure story following the odyssey of Julian West, a young boy on a lonely and courageous journey to patent his invention.
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, 1978.
Taking the surviving characters of The Poseidon Adventure, as delineated in the motion picture, and carries on with the action both inside and outside the partly submerged hulk of the ship.
The House that Wouldnt Go Away, 1979.
A masterful story of a house that is haunted by another house.
CONDITION
In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear and light fading to the extremities. Original dust wrappers are unclipped other than Confessions of a Story-Teller, The Poseidon Adventure, The Boy Who Invented the Bubble Gun, and Matilda, which have been price-clipped. Wrappers are smart with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Minor sunning to the spines with the odd small mark. Light loss to the head and tail of the spine of Confessions of a Story-Teller, with a 1" closed tear to the rear panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper of the odd volume.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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