David Douglas, 1887. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1887. No edition stated. 376 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration to front and spine. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages have deckled edges. Edited by John Veitch. Upper text block edge gilt. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Faint creases to some pages. Very slight cracking. Boards have some edge wear, with moderate bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are slightly crushed and frayed. Open tears to spine too. Rather scratched, rubbed and marked overall. A few liquid droplet marks. Gilt is bright. Book has a moderate forward lean. Spine is noticeably sunned.

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Seller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Seller's Inventory #: 1648585870RSH
Title: Sketches In History And Poetry
Author: John Campbell Shairp
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: David Douglas
Date Published: 1887

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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...
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...
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....
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...