Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1932. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1932. No Edition Remarks. 388 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt decoration. Pages are lightly tanned, but text remains clear. Heavy foxing to textblock edges and endpapers, with visible marking to the former. Binding is firm. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and rear free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear, with minor corner bumping and minimal scuffing to edges. Noticeable crushing and slight splitting to spine ends. Gilt remains bright. Moderate rubbing and scuffing overall, with visible marking also, including water stains. Book has a slight forward lean.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1672750227CLB
Title: A Geographical Introduction to History
Author: Lucien Febvre
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.
Date Published: 1932

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