Lansdowne, 1966. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1966. Reprinted. 248 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Missing front free endpaper. Subtle foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and rear free endpaper, as well as title pages. Light cracking to front hinge but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1710334551DPB
Title: House of Love - Life in a Vietnamese Hospital
Author: Susan Terry
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good/Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Lansdowne
Date Published: 1966

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Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....
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...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...