The Corinthian
by Georgette Heyer
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
William Heinemann Ltd, 1951. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1951. 262 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Hinge are cracked. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Light tanning to spine and edges. Book has a forward lean. Boards are bowed.
Synopsis
Georgette Heyer, who wrote over fifty novels died in 1974.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1687330705TMB
- Title
- The Corinthian
- Author
- Georgette Heyer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Date Published
- 1951
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.