William Heinemann, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1954. Reprinted. 251 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Scuffing to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Brown marks overall. Textblock is shaky.

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Seller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Seller's Inventory #: 1664883044BTB
Title: The Crescent Moon
Author: Francis Brett Young
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: William Heinemann
Date Published: 1954

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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....
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...