Books, Children & Men
by Paul Hazard
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Horn Book, Inc., 1944. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1944. 2nd Edition. 176 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are slightly tanned with minor foxing throughout. Heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper reverse. Front free endpaper partially detached. Binding is shaky. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners, staining and rubbing to surface. Moderate sunning to spine and boards edges with noticeable crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1707310960ADA
- Title
- Books, Children & Men
- Author
- Paul Hazard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Horn Book, Inc.
- Date Published
- 1944
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
World of Rare Books
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...