P. F. Collier & Son, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 408 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Volume Nine. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing and fraying to spine ends and corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor tanning to spine and edges. Minor wear marks to boards.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1635527977GEO
Title: A Distinguished Provincial At Paris
Author: Honore De Balzac
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: P. F. Collier & Son

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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...
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....
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....
Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...