Book Description
Londres: No pub. (i.e. Paris): Cazin. 1777. 12mo.(4),204pp. Copper engraved frontispiece. Woodcut device on title. Cont. gilt decorated red morocco, black calf spine label. A.e.g. Engraved armorial bookplate on front pastedown. Very attractive copy.
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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.
12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
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.
calf : Leather binding made from calfskin. Most common form of leather binding.
device : A printers mark which usually appears on either the colophon or the title page.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
pub : Common abbreviation for 'published'
pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.
