William Blackwood & Sons, 1887. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1887. No Edition Stated. 465 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Rough-cut pages are mildly tanned with some foxing throughout. Heavy cracking to hinges, causing boards to be loose. Binding throughout is shaky, however pages remain attached. Paper remnants to front pastedown. Water staining to text block edges with front pastedown and endpaper. Minor red marks to fore edge of text block. Inscribed by a previous owner. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Fraying to spine edges. Water stains with black marks overall. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1662115862CLB
Title: Lectures and Essays
Author: The Earl of Iddesleigh
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: William Blackwood & Sons
Date Published: 1887

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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....
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...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Fore Edge: The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
Inscribed: When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...