Suttaby, Evance & Fox, 1812. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1812. No Edition Remarks. 261 pages. Fully bound in red leather with gilt decoration. Marbled end papers. Pages are moderately tanned, heavier at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Some occasional foxing, particularly at the end. Patch of insect damage up until the contents page. Page iv becoming loose.Presentation plate to front paste-down. Hinges are cracked. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. A small amount of peeling and loss to leather at spine joints. Staining and scratching to boards. Gilt darkened. Mild crushing to spine ends.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1699611803LEE
Title: The Poetical Works of William Shenstone
Author: William Shenstone
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Suttaby, Evance & Fox
Date Published: 1812

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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...
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,...
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....
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...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...