London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Hardback. Good+. No date but inscribed 1898. Green cloth boards with lovely pictorial & gilt design to front. B&w frontispiece. 80 pp + 8 pp publisher's list. 7x5 inches. 1st hinge a little cracked but holding; text block tight. Pages slightly browned. Good clean copy.

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Bookseller: Ripping Yarns (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 4630
Title: The Dog at Number Twelve (12)
Author: MACSORLEY, CATHERINE MARY
Format/Binding: Hardback
Book Condition: Used - Good+
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
Place of Publication: London
Keywords: MORAL TALES

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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,...
Inscribed: When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.