New York: Carleton, 1869. HB. Blindstamped brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 12 mo, 384 pp., blue endpapers. Reprint of 1864 edition. Booksellers blindstamp on rear endpaper, front and rear hinges cracked. No marks in text, binding solid. Covers show shelf wear, fraying top and bottom of spine, corners worn through to boards. Book condition Good.

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Bookseller: Parker's Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: CB4470
Title: Darkness and Daylight
Author: Holmes, Mary J
Format/Binding: HB
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Carleton
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1869
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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Blindstamp: A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
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,...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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.
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...