- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 4610
- Book condition:
- Edition: Second edition
- Publisher: Chez De Bure fils aine.
- Place: Paris
- Date published: 1781
Book Description
Paris: Chez De Bure fils aine.. 1781. Second edition. 4to. xxiv,528pp. Illustrated with 3 copper engraved plates at rear. Cont. mottled calf, somewhat worn & chipped. Red & black calf spine labels (minor chips). Title-page with a paper repair where a previous ownerís name was excised. Small stains at top blank margins of first 5 leaves.
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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.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
leaves : When used to refer to a part of a book means the book's pages.
calf : Leather binding made from calfskin. Most common form of leather binding.
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.
4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
A.N. : When used to describe the condition of a book refers to As New, "the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., and the dust jacket (if it was issued with one) must be perfect without any tears," as defined by AB Bookman's Weekly
