F. V. White & Co., 1897. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1897. No Edition Remarks. 304 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Illustrated by E. F. Sherie. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed throughout. Heavier tanning to endpapers. Evidence of water staining to some pages. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Binding is weakened. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy water staining to spine and boards. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering remains clear.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1705475481ALK
Title: Briton or Boer?: A Tale of the Fight for Africa
Author: George Griffith
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: F. V. White & Co.
Date Published: 1897

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...
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....
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...
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,...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...