Pub. by the Society of SS. Peter & Paul, 1916. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1916. No Edition Remarks. 73 pages. No dust jacket. Brown paper covered boards. Seven illustrated plates throughout, of which four also have tissue guards. Missing some of spine. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Illustrations are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Text block edges very foxed. Boards have pronounced shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with area of loss to bottom of spine. Paper worn away to bottom edge and spine edge of rear board. Wear marks overall. Moderately cracked joints. Intense surface peeling to rear.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1688119944MHP
Title: S. Brendan, the Voyager, and his Mystic Quest
Author: James Wilkie
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Pub. by the Society of SS. Peter & Paul
Date Published: 1916

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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...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
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....
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,...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...