Death Under Desolate
by John Newton Chance
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Robert Hale, 1964. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1964. First Published in GB. 189 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Front free endpaper is removed. Pencil inscription to half title page. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to front hinge and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. White marks to boards. Book has a visible forward lean.
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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1674222486ADA
- Title
- Death Under Desolate
- Author
- John Newton Chance
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Robert Hale
- Date Published
- 1964
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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....