American Book Company, 1904. Hardcover. Acceptable. Part of the Series of English Texts. Red cloth cover w/ "gilt" stamped cover and spine. Doubtful it's gilt, looks more like yellow pigment. Cloth boards are scratched and soiled. Spine is faded with rubbing along edges along hinge. Bumped/dented and worn corner tips and head and heel of spine. Front pastedown has delightful drawing, in pencil, of what appears to be a hobo smoking a cigarette. Artist/owner name next to the artistic handiwork. Foxing on paste downs and FFE. Rear pastedown and end papers have scribbling and writing, all in pencil. Spine cocked. Dirty textblock. Age-toned pages with underlining and marginalia. Spine is firm. 187pps.

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Bookseller: Quirky Used Books & More (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 230112005
Title: Idylls of the King
Author: Tennyson; Van Dyke, Henry [Editor]
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: American Book Company
Date Published: 1904
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
Marginalia: Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....
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...
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...
Cocked: Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.