The Shape of Illusion
by William E. Barrett
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Heinemann, 1972. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1972. First Published in Great Britain. 179 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Laminated pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters and hinges; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Dust jacket adhered to pastedowns. Boards presumed clean due to dust jacket adhesion. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.
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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1703686982CAB
- Title
- The Shape of Illusion
- Author
- William E. Barrett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Date Published
- 1972
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...