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The Book of Princes and Princesses
by Andrew Lang (Ed.)
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Longmans, Green and Co., 1908. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1908. No Edition Stated. 361 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with faded lettering. Illustrated by H. J. Ford. B&W and colour illustrations throughout. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Front hinge severely cracked with visible netting, thus the board is slack. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Some gutter cracking. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with crushing to spine ends. Notable sunning to spine, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Book has a forward lean.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1701354012ALK
- Title
- The Book of Princes and Princesses
- Author
- Andrew Lang (Ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Date Published
- 1908
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
World of Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
About World of Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
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