The Waverley Book Co., Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 431 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Contains black and white plates. Well bound and clean pages, with moderate tanning to text block edges. Heavy cracking to front hinge, with exposed netting. Moderate tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Book has noticeable forward lean.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1605815548DPB
Title: The Uncommercial Traveller
Author: Charles Dickens
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: The Waverley Book Co., Ltd

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...
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....
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...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...