The Guardians: A Novel
by J.I.M. Stewart
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1955. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1955. No Edition Remarks. 253 pages. Yellow dust jacket over dark red cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to text-block edges. Stained brown marking to a few pages, text is not affected. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Dark rubbing and marking to surfaces, with scuffing to edges and small splits to joints. Heavy tanning to spine and edges.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1631167260BDO
- Title
- The Guardians: A Novel
- Author
- J.I.M. Stewart
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd.
- Date Published
- 1955
Terms of Sale
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.