- Bookseller: marilyn braiterman rare books
- Seller Inventory #: 4021
- Format: H Cloth And Pictorial Boards
- Book condition: Near Fine.
- Illustrator: Eric Gruner.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: J. J. Weber
- Place: Leipzig
- Date published: 1909
Book Description
Leipzig: J. J. Weber. 1909. Oblong 4to. H Cloth And Pictorial Boards. Near Fine.. Leipzig: J. J. Weber, 1909. Oblong 4to, cloth spine and pictorial boards; edge wear, inner hinge cracked. The ties that ran through two holes on the spine have been replaced. Contents fine. Bookplate of a Prague museum. With 25 colored plates by Erich Gruner of the parade celebrating the 500th anniversary of the University with participants in the costumes of their era. Introduction by Prof. Carl Chun and descriptive page preceding each plate.
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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.
cracked : In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
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.
plate : Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
