- Bookseller: marilyn braiterman rare books
- Seller Inventory #: 2604
- Format: H Cloth..
- Book condition: Fine.
- Jacket condition: J Fine
- Illustrator: Fritz Kredel..
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Insel -Verlag
- Place: Leipzig
- Date published: 1942
Book Description
Leipzig: Insel -Verlag. 1942. 4to. H Cloth... Fine.. 4to, deep red cloth , gilt lettered with gilt floral ornament on front cover. Fine in plain dust jacket with printed spine. Eighty lovely hand- colored woodcuts of wild flowers drawn by Koch and cut by Fritz Kredel.
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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.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
