Pudd'nhead Wilson
by Mark Twain
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Zodiac Press, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1964. Third Impression. 215 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Red illustrated dust jacket over white and blue patterned cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Introduction by F.R. Leavis. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Hinges are cracked with netting exposed. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Tanning to spine and edges. Small loss to front.
Synopsis
Previously published in 1992 under title: Pudd'nhead Wilson and other tales. Includes bibliographical references.
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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1632398038ADA
- Title
- Pudd'nhead Wilson
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Zodiac Press
- Date Published
- 1964
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...