- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 5788
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Geoffrey Bles
- Place: London
- Date published: 1929
Book Description
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelf/edge wear, sunning at spine, tiny split at head, discrete booksellers stamp at ffep, gilt lightly toned, else tight, bright and unmarred. Navy cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, in blind lettering and decorative elements, frontispiece. 8vo. 216pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Overall, a handsome copy of this rather scarce trial piece.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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.
frontispiece : A portrait or illustration on the page opposing the title page.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
ffep : Front free endpaper. Generally, the first page of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
