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The Tale of Chloe; The House on the Beach; The Case of General Ople and Lady Camper
by George Meredith
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Ward, Lock & Bowden, 1894. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1894. No Edition Remarks. 345 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Faint brown marking to a few pages, text is not affected. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding, causing boards to be slightly loose. Previous owner's inscription to title page. Scuffing to front pastedown and free endpaper. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to all surfaces. Book is forward leaning.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1627576664DPB
- Title
- The Tale of Chloe; The House on the Beach; The Case of General Ople and Lady Camper
- Author
- George Meredith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Bowden
- Date Published
- 1894
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:
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- 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.
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