VIC: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FOX TERRIER
by Marie More Marsh
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
Chamblee, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
US: Philadelphia Henry Altemus, 1892. Hardcover. Very Good +. Green cloth over boards with black floral decoration to spine; gilt particulars and floral decoration in rule to front board. Previous owner's inscription to first free end paper and fly leaf; light soiling to first few pages, but pages are otherwise unmarked. Frontispiece is bright and intact. Text block is soiled and foxed. Boards are soiled; corners and ends of spine are bumped. Binding is tight and square.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Atlanta Vintage Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64153
- Title
- VIC: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FOX TERRIER
- Author
- Marie More Marsh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Philadelphia Henry Altemus
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- Literature
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Atlanta Vintage Books
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Chamblee, Georgia
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...