The Works of Charles Kingsley: Volume I - Poems.
by Charles Kingsley
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan, 1884. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1884. Collected Edition. 326 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Volume I. Rough-cut pages. Light tanning to pages with visible foxing to pastedowns and free endpapers. Hinges are visibly cracked with netting exposed but boards remain attached. Minor creasing to gutters and hinges. Binding is noticeably loose. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with noticeable crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1673251707ADA
- Title
- The Works of Charles Kingsley: Volume I - Poems.
- Author
- Charles Kingsley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Date Published
- 1884
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- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...