The Bad Child's Book of Beasts
by Hilaire Belloc
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Alden & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 47 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrative grey paper covered boards. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Notable loss to spine. Visible splits and tearing to spine. Scuffing to all. Marks overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1673356063CLB
- Title
- The Bad Child's Book of Beasts
- Author
- Hilaire Belloc
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alden & Co.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
World of Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
About World of Rare Books
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Glossary
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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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...