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The Natural History And Antiquities Of Selborne In The County Of Southampton Volume I
by Rev. Gilbert White
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
John Van Voorst, 1877. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1877. No Edition Remarks. 507 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Volume 1 of 3. Editd by Thomas Bell. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages detached but still present from Page vii - xii. Hinges are cracked with netting exposed. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Occasional foxing. Minor dog eared corners. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened slightly. Splits to spine ends with fraying to cloth. Book has a slight forward lean. Price sticker to back.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1646928387GEO
- Title
- The Natural History And Antiquities Of Selborne In The County Of Southampton Volume I
- Author
- Rev. Gilbert White
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Van Voorst
- Date Published
- 1877
Terms of Sale
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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,...
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