- Bookseller: Jeff Weber Rare Books
- Seller Inventory #: J2883
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: 2
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Felix Juven
- Place: Paris:
- Date published: 1902
Book Description
Paris:: Felix Juven. 1902. paperback. 2. 8vo. 320 pp. Handsome frontis. illus., text illus. Early brown half crushed morocco, gilt & red stamped decorative spine, raised bands, marbled boards, top edge gilt, original printed wrappers bound in; spine ends & joints rubbed. Very good.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
Marbled boards : A hardcover book with a decorative, multi-colored paper on the outside covering.
top edge gilt : The top of the text block (the edges the pages that are visible when looking directly down at the top of a closed book) has been decorated with a gold-like finish.
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.
raised band(s) : On leather bound books, the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine.
wrappers : Paperback or softbound. Also, wraps.
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.
