Frederick Warne and Co., 1888. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1888. No Edition Remarks. 581 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt decoration. Shaky binding due to cracked hinges, but all pages remain attached. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Mild marking to some pages throughout; text is not obscured. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper, with label to pastedown opposite. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Spine and edges are heavily tanned, with noticeable crushing and slight splitting to ends. Gilt remains bright. Heavy rubbing and scuffing overall. Boards are slightly warped.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1676550618IEV
Title: The Poetical Works
Author: John Milton
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co.
Date Published: 1888

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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...
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....
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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...
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.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...