Cambridge University - Parker Society, 1852. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1852. Second Edition. 595 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Top section of spine covering missing. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Light foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges, exposing netting and causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has minor tanning with moderate splitting, chipping and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

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Seller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Seller's Inventory #: 1695291215BAB
Title: The Works of John Whitgift; The Second Portion
Author: Rev. John Ayre (ed)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Cambridge University - Parker Society
Date Published: 1852

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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....
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
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....