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Caught
by Henry Green
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Hogarth Press Ltd, 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1943. First Edition. 196 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Spine strip is missing, with fraying to joints and edges. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Very slight cracking to rear hinge. However binding throughout remains firm. Occasional dog-eared corners. Minor water drops to top edge of text block. Text is unaffected. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth slightly coming away from boards, with minor water stains and visible black marks overall. Minor fraying to corners.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1641571177LEE
- Title
- Caught
- Author
- Henry Green
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Hogarth Press Ltd
- Date Published
- 1943
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
World of Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
About World of Rare Books
Wob sells rare and collectable books on behalf of charities. Our team of booksellers are happy to deal with any enquiries and aim to provide same-day dispatch for all orders.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- Spine Strip
- The material covering the spine, or the rear portion of the outside of a book.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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