Penguin Books Ltd, 1961. Paperback. Acceptable. 1961. Reprint. 265 pages. White and orange paper cover. Moderate tanning to pages with visible foxing and dog-eared pages throughout. Moderate tanning to text block edges and pen inscriptions to last page. Front hinge is cracked. Covers have visible rubbing and foxing. Moderate corner bending and heavier creasing to spine. The book is forward leaning. and splitting to front joint.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1648540065TMB
Title: The Lotus and the Wind
Author: John Masters
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 1961

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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...
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....
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,...