Sampson Low & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. Sixth Thousand. 452 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Binding remains firm with reinforcement to hinges. Front hinge is notably cracked, pages remain attached. Pages & illustrations are moderately tanned with mild brown staining and faint thumb-marking. Occasional tears, creases, and minor chipping to pages around edges and towards the gutters. Text is unaffected. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Faint white marks and scratches overall. Book has a notable forward lean.

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Seller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Seller's Inventory #: 1676296991MEP
Title: Ragnarok: The Age of Fire and Gravel
Author: Ignatius Donnelly
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Sampson Low & Co.

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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.
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...
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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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,...
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...
Rebound: A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...