The Literary Guild, 1934. Hardcover. Good/Missing. 8x5x2. Bound in blue cloth with embossed cover and spine and red tinted top edge. Solid binding is gently shaken. Light bumping to upper corners, softening to head of spine, rubbing to bottom edges. Very light wear and soiling to edges of text block. Prior owner's bookplate affixed to front pastedown; date stamped on FFEP. Text and images unmarked. Medium toning to leaves. 8vo. 1514pp.

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Bookseller: Chaparral Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: CHAPwelSOL
Title: The Science of Life
Author: H.G. Wells; Julian S. Huxley; G.P. Wells
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Missing
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: The Literary Guild
Date Published: 1934
Size: 8x5x2
Weight: 3.19 lbs

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Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.

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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....
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Shaken: A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
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....