London: James Blackwood & Co. Book. Poor. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. No date, but c.1860. Maroon colour cloth with titles in gilt on spine and and image of and owl and a duck in college uniform on the front cover. Condition: Poor to fair, covers and spine are quite shelfworn and rubbed, watermark to corners of front pastedown and fep, not affecting text in any way. Previous owners name in pencil on fep. Front hinge beginning to crack, but otherwise binding sound. Browning to half-title, otherwise text clean with very occasional light soiling. 200pp. plus publishers list. Charming period b/w images throughout text by the author. .

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Bookseller: Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002491
Title: Little Mr Bouncer and His Friend Verdant Green
Author: Bede B.A., Cuthbert
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Poor
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: James Blackwood & Co.
Place of Publication: London
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Bookseller catalogs: Children's Books;

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Poor: A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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....