- Bookseller: Hoffman Books
- Seller Inventory #: 64856
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: VG-
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: The Caxton Club
- Place: Chicago
- Date published: 1927
Book Description
Chicago: The Caxton Club. VG-. 1927. Hardcover. 1/300 copies. 76 pages, 6 1/2" x 4 3/4", gilt stamped brown leather spine with brown paper covered boards. Spine ends are just a bit scuffed, previous owner bookplate and pencil notes on the front paste down. Otherwise this is a clean, nice copy. About Very Good. .
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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.
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.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
VG- : A term used to denote a condition a slight grade lesser than VG. Very Good is defined by AB Bookman's Weekly as "a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted."
