Smith, Elder & Co, London, 1887 Good+ . no dj. 4.5ins 6.5ins. Pocket Edition series. Book has dark marbled boards with red cloth covered spine. gilt and black lettering and design to spine. rubbing to all edges and some isolated wear spots to rear board. sunned to spine. cocked. 1 inscription to ffep which are badly browned/foxed - same at back. dealer imprint showing in part to ffep. all pages present.

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Bookseller: lobstabooks (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 52818
Title: THE FITZ-BOODLE PAPERS
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray:
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Smith, Elder & Co, London, 1887

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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....
Cocked: Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Marbled boards: ...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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...