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East Anglia. Personal Recollections And Historical Associations
by J. Ewing Ritchie
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Jarrold & Sons, London, 1893. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1893. Second Edition. 344 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper & half title page. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Both hinges cracked, thus the boards are slack. Some gutter cracking. Binding staples at title page have rusted, leaving small brown stains. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Small splits (approx. 1cm) to spine ends. Book has a forward lean.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1683113144ADA
- Title
- East Anglia. Personal Recollections And Historical Associations
- Author
- J. Ewing Ritchie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Jarrold & Sons, London
- Date Published
- 1893
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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