The Grove Edition of the Works of John Galsworthy : Volume 2 - The Country House ; Volume 3 - Fraternity; Volume 5- The Dark Flower; Voume 6 - The Freelands; Volume 7 - Beyond; Volume 22 - On Forsyte 'change
by Galsworthy, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good Minus
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1937. Reprint. Green Boards. Very Good/Very Good Minus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Six volumes from this set, all with dust wrappers. Gilt embossed lettering and small design to the front boards and spines, One corner of volume 5 is slightly bumped. All the books are clean and tight. Sunning to the spines of al the wrapper. Chipping to the wrappers at the heads and tails of the spines with a little loss - the greatest loss being 1 cm at the tail of the spine of the wrapper. Tear of 2 cm to the wrappers at the tails of the spines of volumes 5 and 7. Some splitting to the edges of a couple of the wrappers along the front edge of the front board and sevral niks to the edges of the wrappers. Light foxing to the rear of the wrappers and a tide mark to the rear of the wrapper of volume 6 , which slightly affects the underlying board. Otherwise the books are in very good condition, being clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 208690
- Title
- The Grove Edition of the Works of John Galsworthy : Volume 2 - The Country House ; Volume 3 - Fraternity; Volume 5- The Dark Flower; Voume 6 - The Freelands; Volume 7 - Beyond; Volume 22 - On Forsyte 'change
- Author
- Galsworthy, John
- Format/Binding
- Green Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾&quo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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