New York: The F. M. Lupton Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. [1895?]. Hardcover. Avon edition noted on spine. Yellow-tan textured cloth cover with gilt lettering and decoration on spine is lightly soiled and has wear at head and tail of spine. The corners are a little soft but not creased or particularly worn. Binding sound. Undated other than a faint gift note on ffep dated Dec 25th, 1895. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked, but there is age toning throughout. At least one page has a short marginal tear which does not impinge on text. Top edge of text block is darkened. Lacking DJ. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 408 pages .

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Bookseller: James F. Balsley, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 13651
Title: Guy Mannering or the Astrologer
Author: Scott, Sir Walter
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Publisher: The F. M. Lupton Publishing Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: [1895?]
Bookseller catalogs: British Literature; Scotland;

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James F. Balsley, Bookseller

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James F. Balsley, Bookseller

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My business is strictly on-line sales. I carry an inventory of about 2000 books. About half of these are modern fiction. Most of the rest are scholarly academic books concentrated in the areas of natural science, philosophy, history, and literature.

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
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....
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...