Estes & Lauriat, 1888. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Original green cloth covers with black and gilt spine titles and a black and gold pictorial cover decoration. A Very Good copy. Book has shelfwear, edgewear, bumped corners, a crack that's started at the front interior hinge, toning to pages, mars from bookplate removal on the front endpaper, a former owner's name on the front endpapers, and a tear to the inside back cover. Interior is otherwise clean and unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in (square).

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Bookseller: Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 621038
Title: The Knockabout Club in the Antilles
Author: Ober, Frederick A
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Estes & Lauriat
Date Published: 1888
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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.