Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1957. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1957. First UK Edition. 218 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over burgundy cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Translated by Antonia Fraser. Minor thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers, as well as title pages. Subtle creasing to gutters and hinges. Binding remains firm. Book is subtly bowed and forward leaning with very light tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Small water mark to bottom edge of rear board. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall. Small areas of loss to edges. Mild water staining to insides of dust jacket.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1715002086IEV
Title: Dior By Dior: The Autobiography Of Christian Dior
Author: Christian Dior
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good/Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Date Published: 1957

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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....
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...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.