- Bookseller: The Kelmscott Bookshop
- Seller Inventory #: 20684
- Format: Hard Cover.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: David Nutt,
- Place: London:
- Date published: 1891.
Book Description
London:: David Nutt,, 1891.. Hard Cover.. 8vo. Marroon cloth covered boards with gilt title to front board and to spine. Minor rubbing and bumping to boards. Previous owner's signiture to front paste down and front free end page. Interior is clean and bright. Untrimmed edges to pages. 152 pages. Literature. LIT/052908. Very Good +.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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.
bumping : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
