Jonathan Cape, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1964. First Edition. 157 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Light foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges; visible ripping and tape staining to pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding is slightly loose but pages rmemain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tape staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.

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Seller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Seller's Inventory #: 1697612924IEV
Title: Finishing Touches
Author: Augustus John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good/Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Date Published: 1964

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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.
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...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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....