- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: 0049751
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Felix Alcan
- Place: Paris
- Date published: 1891
Book Description
Paris: Felix Alcan. 1891. Hardcover. Very Good. 356 pp. Very good in half leather, soiling. Some rubbing to gilt and black spine label. Marbeled boards clean with just a bit of scuffing. A few pencil markings on front endpapers, else contents fine.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
