- Bookseller: John Michael Lang Fine Books
- Seller Inventory #: 8940
- Format: Hardcover
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Edizioni del Milione,
- Place: Milano:
- Date published: 1948.
Book Description
Milano: Edizioni del Milione, 1948. Hardcover 11.5" x 8.25". 41pp., plus plates. Beige paper covered hardback boards, red cloth spine, in dust wrapper. Spine tips soiled and faded, else VG+ condition; the jacket is heavily worn and torn. This Italian language monograph on the noted sculptor includes many black & white illustrations of the artist's works.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
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.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
