The English Universities Press, 1963. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1963. First British Edition. 428 pages. No dust jacket. Red and white cloth. Minor tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen and pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and binding is loose. Visible tanning to text block edges and rear hinge is cracked with exposed netting. Boards have visible rubbing and minor bumping to corners. Soft crushing to spine ends and heavier sunning to spine.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1642773656MHA
Title: The Elements of Bridge
Author: Charles H. Goren
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: The English Universities Press
Date Published: 1963

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
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....
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.
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,...
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...