Macmillan And Co LTD, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1964. No Edition Remarks. 245 pages. Photographic dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Light foxing and tanning to pages; more prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with light scuffing overall. Spine has soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a noticeable forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall; noticeable water staining to inside panels. Visible creasing to panels.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1666079570MHA
Title: Black Champion: the Life and Times of Jack Johnson
Author: Finis Farr
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good/Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Macmillan And Co LTD
Date Published: 1964

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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....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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...
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....
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...