A P.M. Diamond Field - The Story of a Northumbrian Mining Circuit
by J. Bastow Wilson
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Mark Taylor, 1909. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1909. No Edition Stated. 64 pages. No dust jacket. Black or extremely dark green cloth with gilt titles and decoration to front. Publisher's adverts to rear. Includes illustrated plates. Pages are moderately marked with pronounced tanning and foxing, plus thumbing. Occasional minor marginalia and underlining. Guttering cracked with exposed netting; text block is firm. Foxing heaviest towards the start and end of the book. Text block edges are uneven. Boards have heavy edge wear, with bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are crushed. Spine is concave and uneven. Boards rather rubbed and marked overall. Gilt is bright.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1621246481ADA
- Title
- A P.M. Diamond Field - The Story of a Northumbrian Mining Circuit
- Author
- J. Bastow Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Mark Taylor
- Date Published
- 1909
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...