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WHERE THERE IS NOTHING: BEING VOLUME ONE OF PLAYS FOR AN IRISH THEATRE by Yeats, William Butler:
Description
London: A.H. Bullen, 1903.. Cloth and boards, paper spine label. First British edition, (preceded by publication as a supplement to THE UNITED IRISHMAN, and in the form of two Quinn copyright printings). Bookplate, some rubbing and darkening of label and edges, scattered foxing. A good, sound copy.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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