Chatto & Windus, 1883. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1883. No Edition Remarks. 307 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative dark green cloth. Pen inscription to half title page. Previous owners stamp to front pastedown. Contains black & white illustrations. Pages are mildly foxed & tanned throughout. Severe cracking to hinges, boards remain firm. Text is clear. Binding is firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible tanning & crushing to spine. Minor splits causing fraying to cloth at spine ends. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1668595158MEP
Title: About England with Dickens
Author: Alfred Rimmer
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Date Published: 1883

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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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...