- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: C0000343
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good +
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Nakladem Ceske Graficke
- Date published: 1921
Book Description
Nakladem Ceske Graficke. 1921. Hardcover. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1921. Cloth-Covered boards, decorative endpapers. 4to. 241pp. Illus. Very Good+. Mild shelfwear, light general soiling, slight cocking to spine. Contents unmarked.
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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.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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.
shelfwear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
