James Nisbet & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 420 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrated brown cloth. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Front free endpaper is removed. Tape marks to pastedowns, half title page and rear free endpaper. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to front board.

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Seller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Seller's Inventory #: 1679999661ADA
Title: Fighting the Flames
Author: R. M. Ballantyne
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: James Nisbet & Co.

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...