A. H. Bullen, 1903. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1903. No Edition Remarks. 404 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with black and white illustrated plates throughout. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Heavy tanning to text block edges with rough cut edges and both hinges are cracked with exposed netting. There is cracks to guttering with exposed netting and binding is loose. Boards have heavy rubbing and visible edge wear. Moderate bumping to corners and fair crushing to spine ends as well.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1626680498LSA
Title: The Decameron of Giovanni Boccacio Vol II
Author: Giovanni Boccacio
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: A. H. Bullen
Date Published: 1903

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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.
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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....
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...