The Short Stories of H. G. Wells
by H. G. Wells
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Ernest Benn, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1948. Fourteenth Impression. 1148 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Front hinge cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is dulled. Book has a slight forward lean.
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Details
- Seller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1711022072LEE
- Title
- The Short Stories of H. G. Wells
- Author
- H. G. Wells
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ernest Benn
- Date Published
- 1948
Terms of Sale
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...