- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: 0058127
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Near Fine
- Edition: First
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Charles L. Webster
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1893
Book Description
New York: Charles L. Webster. 1893. First. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. 260 pp. Hardcover, tan cloth, gilt title and illustrated, 8vo. Near Fine copy: owner's bookplate at pastedown; spine has faded, boards darkened, though gilt has remained bright and complete. Bright and clean contents; unmarked text. Sound binding. 8vo.
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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.
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.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
