Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1953. Reprint. 741 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contains black and white illustrated frontispiece. Shaky binding due to cracked hinges, but all pages remain attached. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed, heavier to endpapers, but text remains clear. Inscriptions to free endpapers. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Gilt remains bright. Heavy rubbing and scuffing overall.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1674152997LEE
Title: Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies
Author: Abbe J. A. Dubois
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Oxford at the Clarendon Press
Date Published: 1953

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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,...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...