- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 4468
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Joan. Ant. De Nicolinis de Sabio. Sumptu D. Melchioris Sessae.
- Place: Venice
- Date published: 1539
Book Description
Venice: Joan. Ant. De Nicolinis de Sabio. Sumptu D. Melchioris Sessae.. 1539. Sm. 8vo. ff.68 (i.e. 76). Large cat & mouse woodcut device on title and on verso of final leaf.19th century calf, ornately gilt spine, over marbled boards, a bit rubbed.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
Marbled boards : A hardcover book with a decorative, multi-colored paper on the outside covering.
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.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
calf : Leather binding made from calfskin. Most common form of leather binding.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
device : A printers mark which usually appears on either the colophon or the title page.
verso : The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
