Vitalogy Association 1924. Imperial octavo, half leather bound black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, marbled eps, frontispiece, 971pp, illus, G+ (spine v heavily cracked & chipped- some loss to extrems, front board + first 15pgs heavily cracked- barely hanging on by some threads only, moderate rubbing to spine & boards- minor soiling also, light to moderate tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges & prelims, tissue guard of frontis torn out)

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Bookseller: Hard To Find Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 319486
Title: Vitalogy, or, Encyclopedia of Health and Home
Author: WOOD, Geo P & RUDDOCK, E H
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Vitalogy Association 1924
Keywords: vitalogy health ailments medicine remedies illness sickness medical

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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
G+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the 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...
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...
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....