Book Description
London: Carolus Whittingham, printer. 1854. Lg. 4to. (4),464pp. With the printed presentation leaf, awarding this copy to one of Goodford's students at Eton. Woodcut devices on title & colophon. Publisher's deluxe full calf, gilt decorated edges & dentelles, gilt spine with black calf labels, lightly rubbed. A.e.g. Library bookplate on front pastedown.
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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.
calf : Leather binding made from calfskin. Most common form of leather binding.
colophon : The last text portion of a book, which contains information about the publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possible a printer's device.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
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.
pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.
