Hutchinson & Co., 1934. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1934. No Edition Remarks. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Contains colour illustrated plates by H. M. Brock. Spine and board edges are mottled with mould. Pages are rough cut. Page 116 plate appears to be missing. Pages are lightly tanned with moderate foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout, with a few nicks and creases along text block edge. Plates are bright and clear, with light tanning and foxing to edges. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and considerate rub wear to surfaces. Heavy tanning and mottling to spine and edges. Notable water drops on rear board.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1691053832ADA
Title: A Book of Old Ballads
Author: Beverley Nichols (Selected)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Hutchinson & Co.
Date Published: 1934

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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....
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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...
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...