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The Parent's Assistant; or, Stories for Children.
by Edgeworth, Maria
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Milwaukee , Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Chicago - New York: Belford, Clarke and Company 535pp. No Date, circa 1880's. Tips and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Edges of text block are heavily dust stained and have a few light stains. Spine edges are lightly rubbed. Spine is shaken and cocked. Spine is lightly sunned. Boards are lightly sunned along edges and exhibit moderate edgewear. Rear board islightly soiled and has a few light scratches. Former owner inscription on front endpaper. Front hinge is weak. Inside of boards and endpapers are lightly sunned along edges. Front endpaper is missing a small piece at lower tip. Open signature at contents page. Pages are heavily toned and heavily foxed along edges. Text is unmarked. . Caxton Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Recycled Records and Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27940
- Title
- The Parent's Assistant; or, Stories for Children.
- Author
- Edgeworth, Maria
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Caxton Edition
- Publisher
- Belford, Clarke and Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago - New York
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens Books;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- 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....
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