John Murray, 1929. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1929. Third Edition. 621 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with embossing to front board. Black and white frontispiece, with other plates throughout. Binding is shaky, but all pages remain attached. Pages are mildly tanned and foxed, but text and plates remain clear. Heavy cracking to front hinge. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper, with some pencil annotations throughout. Boards have light edgewear, with minimal denting, and mild bumping to corners. Edges are mildly sunned, heavier to spine. Spine ends are noticeable crushed and split. Faint black mark to rear board.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1663942010GEO
Title: William Wordsworth: His Life, Works and Influence
Author: George McLean Harper
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: John Murray
Date Published: 1929

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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...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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....
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...
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...