T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, 1916. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1916. First Edition. 368 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Moderate crinkling to paper at gutter. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed with visible markings throughout. Binding throughout is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Pencil and ink stamp markings to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Slight crushing and fraying to spine ends and corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1643031879MHP
Title: Belgians Under the German Eagle
Author: Jean Massart
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd
Date Published: 1916

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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,...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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...
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...
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....
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...