Chatto & Windus, 1890. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1890. No Edition Remarks. 207 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. Heavy cracking at the hinges with exposed binding material. Crumbling dried glue at front hinge. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Sunning to spine. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.

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Seller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Seller's Inventory #: 1715837077BWK
Title: Four French Women
Author: Austin Dobson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Date Published: 1890

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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.
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Rebound: A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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....
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...