Oxford and London: Parker and Co., 1879. Book. Fair (Book Condition). Hardcover. Bound in clue cloth with crisp gilt lettering to front cover. Decorative gilt lines to front and back covers. Gilt lettering to spine, however top half of backstrip detached on one side (but present) and chipping to spine. Rubbing to corners and edges. First few pages detached (but present). One signature loose but still attached. Owner's blindstamp to title page. Rubbing to title page and chipping to first 2 pages. Hinges starting. Text clean. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].

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Bookseller: Montreal Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 502607
Title: The Ancient Use of Liturgical Colours
Author: Rolfe, Clapton Crabb
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair (Book Condition)
Publisher: Parker and Co.
Place of Publication: Oxford and London
Date Published: 1879
Bookseller catalogs: Antiquarian & Leather-Bound Books;

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Blindstamp: A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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...