International Headquarters of the Salvation Army N/D (c.1890). Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, folding frontispiece, 285pp + xxxi appendix to rear, VG- (heavy chipping & scuffing to spine extrems- adhesive strapping reinforcement/mending, light scuffing & cracking to spine & hinges, moderate scuffing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate cracking to gutters, half title pg detached but present & other prelim pgs loose, 1cm closed tear to folding frontis, moderate cracking to gutters throughout)

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Bookseller: Hard To Find Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 295589
Title: In Darkest England and the Way Out
Author: GENERAL BOOTH [WILLIAM]
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: International Headquarters of the Salvation Army N/D (c.1890)
Keywords: Salvation Army Christianity history religion charity work charities poverty

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Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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....
Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...