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Somerset
by Mrs. A. C. Osborn Hann
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
A. & C. Black, 1927. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1927. No Edition Remarks. 182 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Colour illustrated plates. Light thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages and plates. Light cracking to gutters but binding remains firm; cracking noticeably heavier to front hinge. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild scuffing overall. Spine has minor tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall with visible loss and creasing to panels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1692610355MEP
- Title
- Somerset
- Author
- Mrs. A. C. Osborn Hann
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A. & C. Black
- Date Published
- 1927
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- 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.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
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