T. Longman, 1796. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1796. New Edition. 352 pages. Half bound brown leather with marbled paper covered boards. Volume V. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Splits and peeling leather to spine and corners. Scuffing to boards. Marks and scratches overall.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1655400640DPB
Title: The Iliad of Homer: Volume V
Author: Alexander Pope (Trans.)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: T. Longman
Date Published: 1796

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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...
Half Bound: ...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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"...
Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.