The Trumpet-Major and Robert His Brother - Pocket Edition Wessex Novels
by Thomas Hardy
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan, 1947. Hardcover. Good. 1947. Reprint. 382 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pocket Edition Wessex Novels. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Minor cracking to gutter near end of book, causing rear board to be slightly loose. Minor dog-eared corners. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Slight cracking to front hinge. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends. Scuffing and light marking overall. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean. Faint tanning to spine and edges.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1623700939LSA
- Title
- The Trumpet-Major and Robert His Brother - Pocket Edition Wessex Novels
- Author
- Thomas Hardy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Date Published
- 1947
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...