The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett
by Compton Mackenzie
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Martin Secker, 1918. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1918. No edition stated. 489 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Publisher's adverts to rear. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book. A few dog-eared corners. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting, however text block remains firm. Boards have some edge wear, with moderate bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are slightly crushed and frayed. Rather scratched, rubbed and marked overall. Heavy splits to joints.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1640107523BUF
- Title
- The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett
- Author
- Compton Mackenzie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Martin Secker
- Date Published
- 1918
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
- 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....
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...