Captain Polly
by Sophie Swett
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 191 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrated frontispiece, with another plate facing page 114; second plate is almost detached. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Noticeable marking to some pages throughout; text is not obscured. Plates are bright. Binding is firm. Mild cracking to front hinge. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Spine and edges are slightly tanned, with noticeable crushing and slight splitting to ends. Heavy rubbing and scuffing overall., with a few small but noticeable marks also. Creasing to rear board. Boards are slightly warped.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1676382733ADA
- Title
- Captain Polly
- Author
- Sophie Swett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
World of Rare Books
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....