Spelling
by G. H. Vallins
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Andre Deutsch, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1954. First Edition. 198 pages. Pink dust jacket over grey cloth. Pages remain bright and clear. Binding remains firm. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Mild tanning and foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild tanning to spine and board edges. Mild foxing to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light rubbing and marking all over. Mild sunning to front board. Heavy sunning to spine. Moderate foxing to surfaces.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1691153837MXP
- Title
- Spelling
- Author
- G. H. Vallins
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Date Published
- 1954
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- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...