J. R. Smith, 1848. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1848. No Edition Remarks. 96 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Black embossed cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrated frontispiece. Pages are rough cut. Dedicated to former owner with the author's compliments. Front endpapers are almost detached. Pages are moderately tanned with notable foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Moderate cracking to hinges, with exposed netting. Binding is fairly loose. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Pencil inscription and rub marks to front paste-down and free endpaper, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Gutters are slightly crinkled. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with notable bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1690444042TMB
Title: The Authorship Of The Letters Of Junius, Elucidated
Author: John Britton
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: J. R. Smith
Date Published: 1848

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Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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...
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...
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....
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...