Authors and Their Public in Ancient Times
by Geo. Haven Putnam
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
G P Putnam's Sons, 1894. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1894. No Edition Remarks. 309 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt decorations. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Water stains to pages. Cracking to front hinge. Moderate rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inserts to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Binding remains firm. Moderate tanning overall.
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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1625839851BWO
- Title
- Authors and Their Public in Ancient Times
- Author
- Geo. Haven Putnam
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G P Putnam's Sons
- Date Published
- 1894
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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.
- 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....
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...