Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1953. Reprinted. 319 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated cloth. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Front free endpaper torn and missing. Front pastedown peeling. Front hinge slightly cracked with exposed netting. Binding weakened but holds. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Some fraying to cloth at spine ends. Boards heavily sunned. Book has a slight forward lean. Textblock edge with pen inscription.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1707202284ADA
Title: The Castle of Adventure
Author: Enid Blyton
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Macmillan & Co. Ltd.
Date Published: 1953

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Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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.
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...