Gifts of Passage
by Santha Rama Rau
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1961. Reprinted. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are mildly tanned, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Spine is moderately sunned, with noticeable crushing to ends. Faint brown marks overall, with small water stain to front board. Book has a slight forward lean.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1664477118LEE
- Title
- Gifts of Passage
- Author
- Santha Rama Rau
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Date Published
- 1961
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....