J W Arrowsmith, 1924. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1924. First Edition. 246 pages. No dust jacket. Limited Edition Number 177 of 265 copies. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Several in-text diagrams. Upper text block edge gilt. Small, faint brown stains (approx. 1cm) to pages on occasion, not affecting text. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name and slight rubbing to front paste down. Some gutter cracking. Pages are rough cut. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Notable uneven sunning to spine and boards, with scuffing, mottling and marking across the boards. Faint water splash marks most notable to rear. Gilt is bright. Book has a very mild forward lean.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1714482239IEV
Title: Economics for Helen
Author: Hilaire Belloc
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: J W Arrowsmith
Date Published: 1924

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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...
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....
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....