Charles Scribner's Sons, 1893. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1893. No Edition Remarks. 323 pages. No dust jacket. Blue paper covered boards with gilt decoration, with grey cloth to spine. Contains black and white illustrated frontispiece, with other plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Plates are bright. Visible water staining to rear endpapers, and some pages and plates throughout; no text or image is affected. Binding is firm. Mild cracking to front hinge. Deckled edges. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Heavy water staining to spine and rear panel, causing discolouration to the former. Moderate crushing and splitting to spine ends. Heavy rubbing and scuffing overall, with other noticeable marks.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1669705802MHP
Title: Dante Rossetti and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement
Author: Esther Wood
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published: 1893

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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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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...
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....
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...