World Publishing Company, 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1946. First Edition Thus. 308 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Hinges are moderately cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil and pen markings to front free endpaper and reverse title page. Moderate water staining to top edges textblock. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear and water marks to boards.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1670853904MHP
Title: The Headmistress
Author: Angela Thirkell
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: World Publishing Company
Date Published: 1946

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Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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,...