The Complete Works of Bret Harte: Vol. II: Earlier Papers
by Bret Harte
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- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Chatto & Windus, 1891. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1891. No Edition Remarks. 395 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Volume II. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to half title page. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Black and white marks overall. Textblock is shaky.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1657531680MHP
- Title
- The Complete Works of Bret Harte: Vol. II: Earlier Papers
- Author
- Bret Harte
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Date Published
- 1891
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...