The Book of Bodley Head Verse; Being a Selection of Poetry Published at the Bodley Head
by J.B. Priestley (ed)
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Lane the Bodley Head, 1926. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1926. Reprint. 218 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Binding is weak. Pen inscription to front endpaper & pastedown. Severe foxing to text block edge. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Spine is heavily tanned. Book has forward lean. White staining present. Black staining present.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1628503477TMB
- Title
- The Book of Bodley Head Verse; Being a Selection of Poetry Published at the Bodley Head
- Author
- J.B. Priestley (ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Lane the Bodley Head
- Date Published
- 1926
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....