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Essex
by A.R.Hope Moncrieff
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
A &C Black, 1926. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1926. Revised. 262 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over decorative blue cloth. Illustrated by L. Burleigh Bruhl. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Front hinge cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Heavier foxing to text block edges. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1715082588DPB
- Title
- Essex
- Author
- A.R.Hope Moncrieff
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A &C Black
- Date Published
- 1926
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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,...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
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