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A book of nimble beasts;: Bunny rabbit, squirrel, toad, and " those sort of people, "
by Douglas English
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Eveleigh Nash, 1922. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1922. No Edition Remarks. 318 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and photographs. Front hinge is cracked, causing front board to be loose. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. More pronounced tanning and foxing to free end papers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free end paper. Noticeable tanning and foxing to text block edges. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends causing cloth to fray. Gilt lettering is darkened. Slight fraying to corners. Mild mottling to boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1662546525ADA
- Title
- A book of nimble beasts;: Bunny rabbit, squirrel, toad, and " those sort of people, "
- Author
- Douglas English
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Eveleigh Nash
- Date Published
- 1922
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Glossary
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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...
- 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,...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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