Bailliere, Tindall and Cox, 1909. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1909. No edition remarks. 189 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with guilt and blind-stamped decoration. Contains in-text monochromatic illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Top edge of text block is dust marked. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Fold out to rear. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Front board has water stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Minor fraying to cloth at spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is quite bright and clear.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1656604042GEO
Title: A Manual for Students of Massage
Author: Mary Anna Ellison
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Bailliere, Tindall and Cox
Date Published: 1909

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...
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....
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.