London: Macmillan & Co Limited, 1900. Blue Boards. Very Good Minus. 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" Large. 263pp ; 4 pp of adverts. An early impression of this book. Gilt embossed lettering to the spine with a gilt embossed vignette to the front board. Slightest of sunning to the spine of the book. Light rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. Two corners lightly bumped. A 2 mm hole to the spine along the rear of the spine strip halfway down the spine, not penetrating through the spine. Soiling to the rear board. The book has slight foxing to the end papers. Neat ink inscription to the half title page. The book has been illustrated with four full page illustrations including a frontispiece, although the one opposite page 14 is missing. Internally clean and tight, ligth spine lean. A very good copy.

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Bookseller: Trumpington Fine Books Limited (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 206914
Title: Two Penniless Princesses
Author: Yonge, Charlotte M
Format/Binding: Blue Boards
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Minus
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan & Co Limited
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1900
Size: 12mo - over 6Â¾&quo
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Spine Strip: The material covering the spine, or the rear portion of the outside of a book.
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....
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
Vignette: A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.