Chatto & Windus, 1883. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1883. New Edition. 410 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Pages are mildly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Slight clipping to front free endpaper, with visible marking to all endpapers. Inscriptions to half title page and page facing it. Boards have heavy shelf-wear, with visible corner bumping and noticeable scuffing to edges. Spine is moderately tanned, with noticeable crushing and slight splitting to ends. Moderate rubbing and scuffing overall, with some noticeable marks also.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1675170521ADA
Title: Rough Ways Made Smooth
Author: Richard A. Proctor
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Date Published: 1883

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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...
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...