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The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
This is a handsome, fine binding copy of "The Winston Simplified Dictionary" with a slip case. Published in 1938 by The John C. Winston Company. Nicely bound in full leather with decorative end papers and gilt page edges on all sides. Indexed. The dictionary features numerous in-text illustrations. "Concise Edition - with every word defined so that its use and meaning can be easily understood."
Condition:
The book is in Near Fine condition - clean both inside and out with only a light smudge to the leather along the bottom edge of the back cover, and a small area at the top edge of the spine where the leather has peeled. Clean interior - the text pages appear unread with no issues found. Bright gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. The front end paper has a name written in pen at the top edge. Nice slip case - clean with only some light tanning to the panels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8146
- Title
- The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The John C. Winston Company
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Winston simplified dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, encyclopaedia, reference
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non-Fiction; Other;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- 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....
- 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....
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
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