Thomas Kelly, 1862. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1862. New Edition. 462 pages. Half bound black leather with black cloth covered boards. Volume II. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Water staining to front pastedown and pages throughout. Pages 193 - 196 are detached but still present. Page 197 is loose but just attached. Tearing to pages throughout. Thumb-marking present. Minor dog-eared corners. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Front and rear boards are loose but still attached. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Large splits to spine. Notable rubbing to boards. Water staining to all. Textblock is shaky.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1656613336DPB
Title: A Natural History, General and Particular Vol. II
Author: George Louis Le Clerc
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Thomas Kelly
Date Published: 1862

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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...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Half Bound: ...
Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...