Marcus Ward, 1882. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1882. No Edition Noted. 422 pages. No dust jacket. Gilt decorated green cloth with black and white illustrated plates throughout and black and white illustrations throughout. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Front endpaper is missing and both hinges are cracked with exposed netting. There is cracks to guttering with exposed netting and major tanning to text block edges. Boards have visible rubbing and edge wear. Moderate bumping to corners and major crushing to spine ends. There is fraying to cloth at corners and spine ends.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1649265841LEE
Title: The Abbot, Being A Sequel To The Monastery
Author: Sir Walter Scott
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Marcus Ward
Date Published: 1882

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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...
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,...
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....
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...