Shelley
by Francis Thompson
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Burns Oates & Washbourne, 1920. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1920. No Edition Remarks. 95 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are mildly tanned, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Moderate cracking to gutter to centre of textblock. Inscriptions to front endpapers. Deckled edges. Boards have light shelf-wear, with minor corner bumping and minimal scuffing to edges. Spine and edges are slightly sunned, with mild crushing to ends. Gilt remains bright. Light rubbing and scuffing overall, with some light marking also.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1674152881LEE
- Title
- Shelley
- Author
- Francis Thompson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Burns Oates & Washbourne
- Date Published
- 1920
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:
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...