London: Blackie & Son. Cloth. Good. Bound in blue cloth with gilt titling, decoration blind-stamped on spine and front cover. In good condition, a decent reading copy. A few markings to covers, minor rubbing to covers, some foxing to external page edges. Remains of label on front end paper, browning to first and last few pages, a few spots of foxing and minor markings internally, but generally clean. Binding is very good. 254 pages with 4 colour illustrations. No publishing date, circa early 20th century. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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Bookseller: Bensons Antiquarian Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 013358
Title: Mark Seaworth : a Tale of the Indian Ocean
Author: Kingston, W. H. G
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Blackie & Son
Place of Publication: London
Keywords: FICTION ANTIQUARIAN
Bookseller catalogs: Antiquarian Fiction 1900-1940;

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Reading Copy: Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...