The Way of the World
by David Christie Murray
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Frank F. Lovell & Company, 1890. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Book has wear to head and tail of spine as well as board edges. Rubbing to surfaces of boards and spine. Title on spine has lost a little legibility due to wear. Cracked front hinge. Shaken spine. Age toned pages. Rare. No date given, but address for Lovell at the time was 142 & 144 Worth Street which dates this to ca. early 1890's. 5 x 7.5 inches. 236 Pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007540
- Title
- The Way of the World
- Author
- David Christie Murray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frank F. Lovell & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1890
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Boyd Used & Rare Books
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Portland, Oregon
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.