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THE BOOK AND ITS STORY: A NARRATIVE FOR THE YOUNG By L. N. R. 1868
by L. N. R
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Live Oak, Florida, United States
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About This Item
NY: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS, 1968 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. TITLE: THE BOOK AND ITS STORY: A NARRATIVE FOR THE YOUNG By L. N. R. 1868 AUTHOR: L. N. R. PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS, NY 1868 EDITION: Reprint Edition but possible First Edition for Carter & Brothers ISBN: None CATEGORY: Children, Rare BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket COLOR: Off Purble/Lavender with the natural faded look SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 463 pages. CONDITION: Ex-Maryville College library copy with the usual stamps and markings present. Book is without other than library marks or writings, pages are fairly clean and book is tight and sturdy. The spine has some chipping along the top and bottom edges. There is some flaking to the cover material at the front hinge (boards still really tight). There is some age foxing present on a few pages. All the pages are present in book. Good/None dust jacket condition as issued. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, book(s) will ship immediately to customer (it's on the way), you are welcome to email about shipment date! We offer free gift wrapping year round on all our products regardless of item's cost. REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 days after item is received. InvCodePrc E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: RSTC 009265 We support FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY nationwide with donations and purchases..
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- Bookseller
- ViewFair Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009265
- Title
- THE BOOK AND ITS STORY: A NARRATIVE FOR THE YOUNG By L. N. R. 1868
- Author
- L. N. R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- ACTIVE: 49
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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