Archibald Constable & Co., 1820. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1820. New Edition. 598 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Half bound brown leather with marbled paper covered boards. Volume V. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to title page and rear free endpaper. Water staining to pages throughout. Thumb-marking present. Light brown staining to pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Notable loss to spine. Large splits to spine. Some scuffing to boards. Tearing to edges. Noticeable peeling leather to spine and corners.

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Seller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Seller's Inventory #: 1686586433MXP
Title: The History of the World: In Five Books - Vol. V
Author: Sir Walter Ralegh
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Archibald Constable & Co.
Date Published: 1820

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Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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....
Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Half Bound: ...
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...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...