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The Boy's Own Book Of Boats
by W. H. G. Kingston
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Gall & Inglis, 1111. Hardcover. Good. New Edition. 336 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. All page edges gilt. B&W illustrations throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper and rear of frontispiece. Some gutter cracking. Both hinges cracked, thus the boards are slack. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with Small splits (approx. 1cm) to spine ends. Minor sunning to spine, with insect damage and marking to boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1699615533DPB
- Title
- The Boy's Own Book Of Boats
- Author
- W. H. G. Kingston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Gall & Inglis
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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,...
- 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"...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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....
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