THE UNTAMED - HORSES OF THE WILD
by Grew, David
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Fisher Unwin LtD, 1923. Dark blue hardcover cloth binding is shaky but secure. Spine slightly cocked, blind stamp of author, title and illustration on front cover, faded gilt title on spine, some rubbing along edges, hinge crack at glossy photo and title page, yellowing pages, 256 pages. 4 b/w glossy plates in addition to the color frontispiece. Last one before page 255 is detached but present.. Illus. by Blampied, Edmund. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Deja Vu Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013358
- Title
- THE UNTAMED - HORSES OF THE WILD
- Author
- Grew, David
- Illustrator
- Blampied, Edmund
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T. Fisher Unwin LtD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1923
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horses - Children and Juvenile Fiction;
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Deja Vu Books
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About the Seller
Deja Vu Books
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Poplar Grove, Illinois
About Deja Vu Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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