- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 4493
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Sumtibus Societatis.
- Place: Amsterdam
- Date published: 1779
Book Description
Amsterdam: Sumtibus Societatis.. 1779. 8vo. xvi,592pp. Index. Illustrated with an added engraved title (dated 1749), and 7 engraved plates (2 folding). Cont. vellum, soiled, front hinge cracked but cords still holding, hand lettered spine. Plates a bit foxed. Old faded stain at top of the title & the added engraved title. Occasional text foxing & soi8ling. Cont. ownership signature on title. Old bookplate with Hindu motif on front pastedown.
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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.
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, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
foxed : A discoloration to paper, brown and yellowish spots.
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.
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.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.
vellum : A fine quality of parchment made from hide produced for binding or sometimes a writing surface. Sometimes used to describe paper which has been made to resemble true vellum.
