Henry G Bohn, 1848. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1848. New Edition. 820 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Rough-cut pages. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedown and free endpaper. Somewhat lighter to pastedowns and free endpapers. Hinges are moderately cracked causing boards to be loose. Binding otherwise remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with heavy staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

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Seller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Seller's Inventory #: 1675758437MHP
Title: The Works of Robert Burns
Author: Allan Cunningham
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Henry G Bohn
Date Published: 1848

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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....
Rebound: A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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,...
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...
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"...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...