Duckworth, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. Reprinted. 305 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with photographic black and white plates to rear. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and slight dog-eared pages throughout. Heavier foxing and tanning to text block edges and binding is loose. Boards have visible edge wear and rubbing. Heavier bumping to corners and fair crushing to spine ends. Moderate rubbing and tanning to spine.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1628860928MEP
Title: The Great White South or With Scott In The Antarctic
Author: Herbert G. Ponting
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Duckworth
Date Published: 1947

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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....
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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....
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.