J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1929. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1929. Reprinted. 182 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Selected and edited by Professor R.K. Gordon. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Occasional thumb-marking present. Slight cracking to gutters of a few pages. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Scuffing and light stained marking overall. Moderate tanning to spine and edges.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1639637878MHP
Title: Scottâs Tales of a Grandfather
Author: Sir Walter Scott
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd
Date Published: 1929

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
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...
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....