Collins, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 255 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth with darkened gilt lettering to spine. Boots Ex-library rebind with associated stickers and markings to pages and boards. Text block is slightly warped. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Water staining to front hinge and gutters, with a few small nicks and rub marks along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Pencil inscription to rear paste-down. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning and water staining to spine, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a prominent forward lean and bow.

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Seller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Seller's Inventory #: 1693486073DPB
Title: The Edge Of Darkness
Author: Mary Ellen Chase
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Collins
Date Published: 1958

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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....
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
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...
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....
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...