Waifs and Strays - Verses
by Munster, Mrs Alfred M.:
- Used
- hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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County Leitrim, Ireland
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About This Item
196 pp. A collection of 45 verses. Very occasional annotation in pencil in text. Light foxing and some damp staining on eps. Previous owner's inscription dated 1879 on ffep. Front hinge reinforced with old white paper tape. Front hinge cracked at half-title page. A little damp staining along front edge of ffep, half title and title page. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on front board and spine. Considerable damp staining along front edge of boards. Top and bottom of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Overall condition Good+.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Owl Books
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- Bookseller Inventory #
- 7102
- Title
- Waifs and Strays - Verses
- Author
- Munster, Mrs Alfred M.:
- Book condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1879.
- Keywords
- Poetry
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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About Owl Books
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- 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...[more]
- title page
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- good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...[more]
- Cloth
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- cracked
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- hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- ffep
- A common abbreviation for Front Free EndPaper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...[more]
- 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....[more]
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