Blackie & Son, 1860. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1860. No Edition Remarks. 680 pages. Fully bound in decorative leather. Vol. III, title page misprint says Volume II. Black and white illustrations throughout. Book has a slight smoky odour. Light foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges. Hinges are moderately cracked causing boards to be loose. Binding otherwise remains firm. Boards have moderate corner bumping and edge-wear with visible tanning, rubbing and scuffing overall. Spine has minor tanning with visible chipping, splitting and crushing to joints and ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1692798529BDB
Title: The Imperial Gazetteer Vol.III
Author: W. G. Blackie
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Blackie & Son
Date Published: 1860

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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...
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....
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...
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....
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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,...