London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1925. Hardcover. Second Edition. 4.25 x 6.5in. x. 237pp. [8pp., ads.] Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself shows former owner bookplate neatly on the front paste-down, fore-edge very lightly foxed, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows very slight shelf rubbing of the edges, lightly handled, otherwise remains bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

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Bookseller: North Books: Used & Rare (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 29559
Title: Fancies Versus Fads
Author: G.K. Chesterton
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Methuen & Co. Ltd
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1925

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Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Publisher's cloth: A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...