Hutchinson, 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1952. Reprinted. 239 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Fully bound in red leather. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Rebound. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Ex Libris plate to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1706775104BAB
Title: Fifty Years of Song
Author: Peter Dawson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Hutchinson
Date Published: 1952

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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...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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...
Rebound: A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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....