Charles and Elizabeth
by W. J. Burley
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Victor Gollancz, 1979. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1979. No edition stated. 173 pages. Yellow jacket over red cloth with gilt titles to spine. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Slight rubbing and marking to endpapers. Text block edges rather foxed. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Gilt is bright. Book has a moderate forward lean. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with small tears and creasing. Jacket is slightly rubbed and marked overall. Spine is noticeably sunned. Price sticker to front flap.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1652172745IEV
- Title
- Charles and Elizabeth
- Author
- W. J. Burley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Date Published
- 1979
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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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...