John Gray, 1862. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1862. No Edition Remarks. 191 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contains colour illustrated frontispiece, with a few other plates throughout. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages and plates are moderately tanned and foxed, but text and images remain clear. Visible marking to some pages throughout, but text is not affected. Binding is firm. Mild cracking to front hinge, and tape to rear one. Rough-cut edges. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Plastic covering to spine and board corners to protect them. Some loss to spine ends. Gilt remains bright. Heavy rubbing and scuffing overall, with a few visible marks also.

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Seller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Seller's Inventory #: 1675096775BDB
Title: Researches in Newer Pliocene and Post-Tertiary Geology
Author: James Smith
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: John Gray
Date Published: 1862

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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...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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....
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...