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Summerhays' Encyclopaedia for Horsemen
by R.S. Summerhays
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Frederick Warne, 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1952. No Edition Remarks. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Brown cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations, black and white photographic plates. Signed by the author to title page. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Cracking to front hinge with exposed binding, causing board to be slightly loose. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with some light soiled marking. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Scuffing and light marking overall. Light tanning to spine and edges. Minor brown and white marking to surfaces. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1628195674PTH
- Title
- Summerhays' Encyclopaedia for Horsemen
- Author
- R.S. Summerhays
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne
- Date Published
- 1952
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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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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