Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1922. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1922. Twentieth Edition. 276 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece and illustrations. Moderate crinkling to paper at gutter. Pages and illustrations are heavily tanned and foxed with visible markings throughout. Binding throughout is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Pencil markings to front pastedown. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing and fraying to spine ends and corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Minor wear marks to boards.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1643979961MHP
Title: A Wanderer in London
Author: E.V.Lucas
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Methuen & Co. Ltd
Date Published: 1922

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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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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...
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...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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....