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Modern Essays & Sketches
by J. W. Marriott (Ed.)
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 199 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Noticeable marking to some pages throughout; text is not obscured. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Noticeable crushing and slight splitting to spine ends. Gilt remains bright. Heavy rubbing and scuffing overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1674561891ADA
- Title
- Modern Essays & Sketches
- Author
- J. W. Marriott (Ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd.
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...