Sea Horses
by Francis Brett Young
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
C. Combridge Ltd, 1967. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1967. First Edition Thus. 281 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth with black lettering to front & spine. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Heavier to text block edges. Binding is slightly shaky, however pages remain attached. Noticeable brown stains to some pages, however text remains readable. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Black lettering is bright and clear. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.
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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1652105477BDB
- Title
- Sea Horses
- Author
- Francis Brett Young
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- C. Combridge Ltd
- Date Published
- 1967
Terms of Sale
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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....
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...