The Public Schools from Within : A collection of essays on public school education, written chiefly by Schoolmasters
by Various
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, 1906. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Bound in red cloth with gilt titles, darkened at bottom section of the front board. Hinge and text block tight, no inscriptions. Some spotting to the preliminary pages and closed page edge thereafter pages clean and clear. A very good neat copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David's Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034862
- Title
- The Public Schools from Within : A collection of essays on public school education, written chiefly by Schoolmasters
- Author
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson Low
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
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About the Seller
David's Bookshop
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
About David's Bookshop
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.