- Bookseller: Argonaut Book Shop
- Seller Inventory #: 4790
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.
- Place: Garden City
- Date published: 1945
Book Description
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1945 The "Old Dominion" Edition of the Works of Ellen Glasgow series. Blue cloth with paper labels to spine and front cover. Spine slightly darkened with some minor soiling to spine label. Light rubbing and minor wear to covers with a slight scar to the front cover. Previous owner's bookplate to endpaper. A near fine copy..
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rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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. Also known as the back.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
