English Tableglass
by E.M. Elville
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Country Life Ltd, 1951. Hardcover. Good. 1951. First Edition. 275 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Rebound. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Plates are bright and clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Small splits to spine at the head. tail and joints. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.
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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1711465357LEE
- Title
- English Tableglass
- Author
- E.M. Elville
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Country Life Ltd
- Date Published
- 1951
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.