london epworth press 1929 G. original orange boards are grubby, with pasted picture to front - but same is in poor rubbed and faded condition. board is 1/3 detached to one side of the spine, and all edges are worn. ( ask for scans ) textblock is securely bound and all pages and illustrations are present - but splits to joining with spine covering. fading spine is sunned and paste-down is part-missing. corners are bumped. both ends of spine are rounded with small loss. the endpapers are grubby and foxed. isolated foxing to edges of textblock. a reading copy only. all reflected in price for this uncommon title .

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Bookseller: lobstabooks (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 55119
Title: JOLLY STORIES FOR BOYS
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: london epworth press 1929
Bookseller catalogs: Children;

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Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Poor: A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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....
Reading Copy: Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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...