Methuen & Co. LTD, 1941. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1941. First Edition. 158 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over beige cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Light foxing and subtle tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and creasing to gutters and rear hinge but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar sunning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1707836419IEV
Title: Heroes of the Kalevala: Finland's Saga
Author: Babette Deutsch
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good/Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Methuen & Co. LTD
Date Published: 1941

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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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...
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....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...