- Bookseller: Aleph-Bet Books, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 31652
- Book condition: 2
- Illustrator: RACKHAM
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1907
Book Description
1907. 2. (RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS by Thomas Ingoldsby. London & NY: Dent & Dutton, 1907. Thick 4to, green gilt cloth, some fading of covers else VG+. First edition. Illustrated by Rackham with 24 mounted color plates, 12 full page tinted illustrations plus 66 b&w's and pictorial endpapers. A beautiful book.
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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.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
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.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
