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A Handbook of the Theatre
by Esme Crampton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Heinemann, 1978. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1978. Reprint. 264 pages. This is an ex-Library book. White dust jacket over brown cloth with black and white illustrations throughout. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Minor tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Tape residue throughout and visible tanning to text block edges. Front hinge is cracked with exposed netting. Boards have visible rubbing and minor bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and jacket is stuck to boards. Unclipped jacket with visible edge wear, ink marks and rubbing. Moderate sunning to spine.
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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 1645439662BAB
- Title
- A Handbook of the Theatre
- Author
- Esme Crampton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Date Published
- 1978
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- 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....
- 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,...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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