- Bookseller: James Cummins Bookseller
- Seller Inventory #: 241190
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1937
- Date published: 1937
Book Description
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1937. First edition. 8vo. Title page vignette by W.A. Dwiggins. 314, [2] pp. Black cloth, silver gilt decoration by W.A. Dwiggins. Fine in near fine dust jacket designed by Dwiggins as well (spine panel slightly faded with stain at head). Bookplate . Cain's second novel, with autobiographical roots, and in a beautiful Dwiggins design
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
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).
vignette : A small illustration or graphic placed at the beginning or end of a book or a chapter.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
