- Bookseller: The Kelmscott Bookshop
- Seller Inventory #: 15887
- Format: Cloth Boards.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
- Place: Cambridge, MA:
- Date published: 1967.
Book Description
Cambridge, MA:: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,, 1967.. Cloth Boards.. 4to. edited w/ introduction and bibliography by William H. Bond. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Minor wear to edges and corners. Pristine interior with tight binding. Grey dj with black title to spine and front panel. A few small closed tears to top edge of dj. Minor fading to edges of dj. Price-clipped. 236 pp. BOB/040405. Near Fine in Very Good Plus dj.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a 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.
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.
price-clipped : The portion of the dust jacket flap where the publisher prints the suggested price has been cut away. Usually this is a clean 1-2" diagonal cut made with scissors.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
Closed tears : Tears in which no material has been lost.
