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Merry Men - Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll & Mr.Hyde - Prince Otto
by R.L.Stevenson
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1910. No Edition Remarks. Half bound red leather with red cloth covered boards and gilt lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece. Three books bound together and paginated separately. Book has been rebound. Pages are mostly clean overall, with moderate tanning throughout. Mild cracking to hinges, slightly exposing binding thread. Binding throughout remains firm. Deckled text block edges with small tears and creases. Large tear to contents page. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends and corners. Heavy peeling to spine and corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1646818931TMB
- Title
- Merry Men - Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll & Mr.Hyde - Prince Otto
- Author
- R.L.Stevenson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Date Published
- 1910
Terms of Sale
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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:
- 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....
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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...
- Half Bound
- ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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