London: F.V. White & Co, 1899. Good. London: F.V. White & Co., 1899. First Edition. Octavo; [viii], 232pp +16pp publisher's catalog at back. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and blind publisher's logo to back. Boards bumped at corners and spine ends, with a couple waterspots and general smudging to surface and some rubbing along edges. Rear hinge cracked with some exposure along gutter. Front hinge creaky, but both holding. Endpapers heavily toned, with some denting to front pastedown. Opens flatly between gatherings, but binding is sound. Pages toned but unmarked.

[BLEILER EARLY YEARS 935; CURREY p. 209].

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Bookseller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 26833
Title: Gambles with Destiny
Author: George Griffith
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: F.V. White & Co
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1899

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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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gatherings: A term used in bookbinding, where a gathering of sheets is folded at the middle, then bound into the binding together. The...
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...
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: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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,...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.