Sea Venturers
by Taffrail (Comm. H. Taprell Dorling)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Collins Clear-Type Press, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. No Edition Stated. 317 pages. Red slipcase over red leather with gilt titles to spine. Upper text block edge gilt. With illustrated frontispiece. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Text block edges slightly foxed. Very slight cracking to front hinge. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Spine is slightly sunned. Boards are slightly bowed. Gilt is bright. Slipcase has heavy marks, very bumped corners, and heavy cracking and splitting to joins. Patchy sunning.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1660056447BPD
- Title
- Sea Venturers
- Author
- Taffrail (Comm. H. Taprell Dorling)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Collins Clear-Type Press
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:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.