Proof Against Failure
by Frederick T. Macartney
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Angus and Robertson, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1967. First Edition. 193 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Light tanning to otherwise quite clear pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Some slight looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards are slightly warped and have minor corner bumping and edgewear; mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, tape repairing and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1704302422CAB
- Title
- Proof Against Failure
- Author
- Frederick T. Macartney
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Angus and Robertson
- Date Published
- 1967
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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....