- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: 0046807
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Church Register Company
- Place: Greensburg, PA
- Date published: 1902
Book Description
Greensburg, PA: Church Register Company. 1902. Hardcover. Very Good. 416 pp. A very good copy in dark cloth with gilt spine lettering. Boards show minimal scuffing. Ends of spine worn with corners gently bumped. Binding ok, tender and lightly cocked, probably rebound. Contents of book very clean with bright, unmarked text and photographic plates.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound 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.
cocked : Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not align when the book is lying flat. Severity may differ.
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.
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.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
rebound : A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
