Macmillan, 1888. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1888. No Edition Remarks. 317 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Minor pencil marking to half title page. Some occasional moderate cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. Hinges are cracked with exposed binding materials. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Book has a pronounced forward lean. Spine ends are fraying with loss to cloth. Hinges have cloth holes. Moderate tanning to spine. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1699354409BLG
Title: A Teacher of the Violin and Other Tales
Author: J. H. Shorthouse
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Macmillan
Date Published: 1888

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Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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....
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...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...