William Glaisher, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Stated. 332 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Front hinge broken thus the board is very slack, with rear half of spine still stuck to text block. Rear hinge also cracked but less severely. Notable tanning and soiling to pages. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Small hole to front endpaper. Pencil marks to rear paste down. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with crushing to spine ends. Notable scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Book has a forward lean.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1713778278IEV
Title: The Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Author: Daniel Defoe
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: William Glaisher

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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,...
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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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....
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...