Salt-Haven
by W.W. Jacobs
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Methuen & Co Ltd., 1951. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1951. Ninth Edition. 309 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Slight crinkling to gutters however binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing. Moderate tanning to free endpapers due to dust jacket flaps. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Jacket is in removable plastic cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1629189583EMB
- Title
- Salt-Haven
- Author
- W.W. Jacobs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co Ltd.
- Date Published
- 1951
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.