Cambridge University Press, 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1952. Tenth Edition. 509 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Burgundy cloth with faded gilt lettering to spine. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned with moderate foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Minor dog-eared corners, with a few small nicks and rub marks along text block edge. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight backward lean.

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Seller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Seller's Inventory #: 1692884911ADA
Title: A Course of Pure Mathematics
Author: G. H. Hardy
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1952

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
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....
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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...
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...
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....