T.N. Foulis, 1909. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1909. No edition remarks. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt. Colour reproductions from the paintings of Stanhope A Forbes. Top edge of text-block with gilt, remaining edges rough cut. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout, heavier at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Frontispiece missing. One tissue guard detached. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Sunning to spine. Mild crushing to spine ends with small split at joint. Minor fraying to cloth at spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1661868171LSA
Title: Sketches Of English Life And Character
Author: Mary Russell Mitford
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: T.N. Foulis
Date Published: 1909

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
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...
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...