- Bookseller: Hoffman Books
- Seller Inventory #: 51963
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: George Bell & Sons
- Place: London
- Date published: 1900
Book Description
London: George Bell & Sons. Very Good. 1900. Hardcover. London: George Bell and Sons, 1900. Second Edition, 1900 printing (First was 1880). 190 pages, 8 plates, illustrated, "Technological Handbooks", green cloth boards have black detail and gilt stamping to spine, spine ends and cover edges are gently rubbed, otherwise a clean, Very Good copy, no DJ. .
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a 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.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
