Schoolgirl Jen At The Abbey
by Elsie J. Oxenham
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Collins, 1951. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1951. Reprint. 311 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are mildly tanned with visible foxing. Mild cracking to front hinge, however binding remains firm. Missing front endpaper. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Mild thumb-marking present. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing. Mild sunning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Mild warping to boards. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Notable foxing to surfaces. Light rubbing and marking all over. Sticker to rear panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1701261696MXP
- Title
- Schoolgirl Jen At The Abbey
- Author
- Elsie J. Oxenham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Collins
- Date Published
- 1951
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....