The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her Sisters: Vol III: Villette
by Charlotte Bronte
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Smith, Elder & Co, 1899. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1899. The Haworth Edition. 594 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Part of the series The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her Sisters Vol III: Villette. Gilt top text block edge. Contains black and white illustrated and photographic plates. Moderate foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Pages are rough cut. Both hinges cracked causing boards to be slightly loose. However binding throughout remains firm. Occasional thumb-marking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with tanning to spine. Notable faded staining and other marks to boards, causing discolouration to boards. Small splits (approx. 1cm) to spine ends. Book is bowed and forward leaning.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1661320194MHP
- Title
- The Life and Works of Charlotte Bronte and Her Sisters: Vol III: Villette
- Author
- Charlotte Bronte
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co
- Date Published
- 1899
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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,...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...