John Van Voorst, 1870. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1870. No Edition Remarks. 114 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and plates. Both hinge are cracked, causing boards to be loose. Pages are moderately tanned. Some foxing throughout. Noticeable tanning to text block edges. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Mild crushing to spine ends causing cloth to fray.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1662617099BAB
Title: Microscopic Objects Figured and Described
Author: John H. Martin
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: John Van Voorst
Date Published: 1870

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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...
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....
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....
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,...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...