The Saving Clause
by Sapper
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton, 1941. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1941. Reprint. 318 pages. Colour illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with black lettering to spine. A 'H & S Yellow Jacket'. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Foxing to text block edges. Front hinge are cracked with netting exposed. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends, especially spine tail. Lettering is bright and clear. Couple of faint dirt marks to front top edge. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing; mainly to spine tail. Heavy tanning to spine and small surface loss.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1624434511IEV
- Title
- The Saving Clause
- Author
- Sapper
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Date Published
- 1941
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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.