Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1953. First Edition. 182 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Black cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible bumping to corners. Notable crushing to spine ends. Dents to edges. White marks and scratches to boards. Textblock is shaky. Book has a prominent forward lean.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1643270953TMB
Title: The Diary of a Freeman
Author: 'Black Knight'
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Cassell & Co. Ltd
Date Published: 1953

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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...
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....
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...