Longmans, Green, and Co., 1957. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1957. Second Impression. 270 pages. Pictorial jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contains black and white photographic plates and maps throughout. Pages are mildly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Plates are bright. Binding is firm. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Spine is slightly sunned. Gilt remains bright. Moderate rubbing and scuffing overall. Book has a moderate backwards lean. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket. Heavy tanning and foxing to all surfaces. Moderate edgewear, with noticeable chipping, tearing and creasing, and slight loss to spine ends. Heavy marking overall.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1676540394ADA
Title: Cassino: Portrait of a Battle
Author: Fred Majdalany
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co.
Date Published: 1957

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Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
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....
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...