London: Elliot Stock. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1886. First Edition Thus. 1. 2010. Publisher's full green cloth with embossed gilt lettering on cover and spine, small, embossed gilt book-worm at the bottom edge of the front cover, beveled edges on the covers, decorative floral endpapers, all edge deckle, and title page lettering done in red and black. . Head and heel of spine and tips are lightly rubbed, spine is slightly cocked, rear endpaper and rear paste-down have a small abraded spot, else pristine, unmarked, tight and clean. VERY GOOD+. . 16mo 6" - 7" tall. 258(4) pp .

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Round Table Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 17883
Title: The Diversions of a Book-Worm
Author: Rees, J. Rogers
Format/Binding: 2010
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition Thus. 1
Publisher: Elliot Stock
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1886
Keywords: Books About Books, ESSAYS, Writers
Bookseller catalogs: Books About Books;

Terms of Sale

Round Table Books, LLC

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned in the same condition within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.

About the Seller

Round Table Books, LLC

This seller has earned a 3 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2008

Palatine, Illinois

Ask Seller a Question

About Round Table Books, LLC

Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Cocked: Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
Beveled: Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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....
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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...