- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 4883
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Printed by F. Humble. Published by Geo. Andrews, and J. B. Nichols.
- Place: Durham
- Date published: 1828
Book Description
Durham: Printed by F. Humble. Published by Geo. Andrews, and J. B. Nichols.. 1828. Lg. 4to. (2),232,16,viiipp. Index. Illustrated with 8 engraved plates and numerous text drawings. Title printed in red & black with a woodcut device. Orig. marbled boards, uncut, rebacked in brown calf, gilt.
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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.
rebacked : having had the material covering the spine replaced.
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.
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.
device : A printers mark which usually appears on either the colophon or the title page.
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.
