Chatto and Windus, 1900. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1900. Eighth Edition. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Water staining to rear free endpaper and pastedown. Notable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Splits to spine ends. Water staining to all. Textblock is shaky.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1649763426MHP
Title: The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Chatto and Windus
Date Published: 1900

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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...
Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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....
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...