London: Collins, 1949. DJ rubbed and price clipped with heavy chipping to edges and some tape repaired larger tears to front. Top painted edge sunned, presentation plate to ffep, else clean and sturdy. Cloth. Very Good Minus/Fair. 12mo.

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Bookseller: Bookcase (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 72840
Title: Secrets of the Abbey
Author: Oxenham, Elsie J
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Minus
Jacket Condition: Fair
Publisher: Collins
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1949
Size: 12mo

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...