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The Poetical Works of Andrew Lang Vol. I
by Andrew Lang
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Longmans, Green and Co., 1923. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1923. No Edition Remarks. 249 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black & white photographic frontispiece. No. 1042 of 1075 copies. Gilded top edge. Pages are moderately tanned. More pronounced tanning and foxing to free end papers and pastedowns. Thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Mild crushing to spine ends causing cloth to fray.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1662391460ADA
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Andrew Lang Vol. I
- Author
- Andrew Lang
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Date Published
- 1923
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
About World of Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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