Charles Burnet & Co, 1891. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1891. No edition remarks. 68 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt decoration to front board and spine. Some illustrations by John MacWhirter. Pages are mildly tanned. Notable cracking to gutters and front hinge. Visible thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to half title page. Mild water staining to pages throughout. Fabric secured to rear hinge. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Notable tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and tearing to ends. Book has forward lean.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1715680895BWC
Title: The Gold Thread. A Story for the Young
Author: Norman Macleod
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Charles Burnet & Co
Date Published: 1891

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...