Kim (Macmillan's Pocket Kipling) by Kipling, Rudyard
- Bookseller: High Barn Books
 (GB)
- Seller Inventory #: 22051
- Format: Hardback.
- Quantity available: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher:
- Date published: 1921
- Pages: 413 pp
Description
, 1921 . Hardback. . VG hardback, no dustwrapper. Spine extremities and edges worn. Foxing to endpapers. Back hinge cracked. 12mo red leather with gilt tile/decoration on spine. Elephant motif to front. Top edge gilt. Illustrated by J Lockwood Kipling.
vg : Very Good condition. can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
dustwrapper : Another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
top edge gilt : The top of the text block (the edges the pages that are visible when looking directly down at the top of a closed book) has been decorated with a gold-like finish.
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. Also known as the back.
12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
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, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
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