Charles Scribner's Sons, NY, 1895. First American edition.. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, pictorial green cloth. Good+ condition. Covers lightly soiled and rubbed. Contents clean, no marking or writing. Cracking along front and rear endpaper seams, binding still tight, though slightly shaken. Pictorial cover and spine, gilt titles, gilt, light green, and black design over green; spine slightly dulled. Textblock edges colored olive green. 12 illustrations, collated, all present. 400 pp. + 16 pp. publisher’s catalogue.

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Bookseller: Tiber Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1161229.10
Title: A Knight of the White Cross
Author: Henty, G. A
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, NY
Date Published: 1895
Keywords: Boys, British, Children’s, Childrens, English, Girls, History, Juvenile, Literature, Victorian

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Shaken: A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
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...
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....
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...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.