London, England: T. Nelson and Sons, 1875. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 6 1/2" x 8 1/4. Giacomelli, Hector. POOR / NO DUST JACKET. 234 pp + 3 pp ads. Text unmarked except for previous owner's identification in pencil at free front endpaper. Dark brown endpapers. All edges gilt. Illustrated throughout in b/w. Green cloth boards decorated with illustrations in black and gilt at front and spine. Boards very scuffed and worn, spine covering split and torn at back joint and repaired with glue, spine top and tail very frayed, with losses, all edges rubbed, corners worn to boards. Hinges cracked through, back board partly detached, textblock completely detached fron case binding. Textblock intact and stable.

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Bookseller: RPL Library Store (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: GR002513
Title: The History of the Robins
Author: Trimmer, Mrs. [Sarah Trimmer]
Illustrator: Giacomelli, Hector
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Poor
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: T. Nelson and Sons
Place of Publication: London, England
Date Published: 1875
Size: 6 1/2" x 8 1/4
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Literature Fiction Children's

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Tail: The heel of the spine.
Poor: A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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...
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...