The Home University Bookshelf Volume VII Nature, Recreation, and Physical Development
by The University Society
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
-
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY: The University Society, Inc., 1945. 399pp. Original red cloth covered boards with large illustration on the front board and decorative borders.. Prepared under the supervision of The Editorial Board of the University Society. Pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Gilt to spine and titles rubbed away. Hinges are cracked (webbing is showing) but still attached. Inner text block is creased (and text block pulling away from boards) but pages are still secure. Heavy rubbing to extremities with moderate fraying to corners. Reading copy. . First Thus. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- after-words bookstore
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120343
- Title
- The Home University Bookshelf Volume VII Nature, Recreation, and Physical Development
- Author
- The University Society
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- The University Society, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Juvenile Reference
- Bookseller catalogs
- Juvenile;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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....
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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