Hodder & Stoughton, 1933. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1204p. Does not have its original dj, instead is inside a homemade jacket of gray paper. Buckram-covered boards discolored and dusty. A few small holes or frayed spots in cloth, along edges. Bumped corners. Cloth at foot of spine is frayed and a small strip has been torn off. Glue stain on front pastedown endpaper where a bookplate was attached. The old bookplate is now laid-in, as the glue has given up. Gift note on ffep. Clear tape in the gutter between pages 1202 and 1203, presumably to repair a spine break. Pages look clean and bright, with some small nicks in edges. The binding is loose and feels very weak, but it is all in one piece. Fourth Printing. Size: 12mo - over 6 3/4 in - 7 3/4 in Tall. Year: 1933.

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Bookseller: The Book Bin (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: BBS-061245
Title: The Four Adventures of Richard Hannay
Author: Buchan, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Date Published: 1933
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Laid-in: "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...