Trubner & Co., 1874. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1874. Second Edition. 259 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. End papers are more notably tanned. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.

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Seller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Seller's Inventory #: 1715840077BWK
Title: The English Gipsies and Their Language
Author: Charles G. Leland
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Trubner & Co.
Date Published: 1874

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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....
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...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Rebound: A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.