Hutchinson of London, 1961. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1961. First Published. 536 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Light foxing, staining and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

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Seller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Seller's Inventory #: 1688111455MHP
Title: The Narrow Margin
Author: Derek Wood
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Hutchinson of London
Date Published: 1961

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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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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....
Rebound: A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...