The Two Paths: Being Lectures On Art and Its Application to Decoration and Manufacture, Delivered in 1858-9
by John Ruskin
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
George Allen, 1905. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1905. Twenty-Second Thousand. 299 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Front hinge is slightly cracked. Some cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Heavier tanning to front end papers. Pencil inscription to front end paper. Some pencil annotations to margins. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is slightly darkened.
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- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1687342514LEE
- Title
- The Two Paths: Being Lectures On Art and Its Application to Decoration and Manufacture, Delivered in 1858-9
- Author
- John Ruskin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Allen
- Date Published
- 1905
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...