Portrait of Clare
by Francis Brett Young
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
William Heinemann Ltd., 1946. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1946. Reprinted. 873 pages. Plain dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Top edge of text block is dust marked. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1707737184BWS
- Title
- Portrait of Clare
- Author
- Francis Brett Young
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd.
- Date Published
- 1946
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...