- Bookseller: Jeff Weber Rare Books
- Seller Inventory #: I0478
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: 2
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Editions France - Empire
- Place: Paris:
- Date published: 1962
Book Description
Paris:: Editions France - Empire. 1962. hardcover. 2. 8vo. 366, [2] pp. Numerous plates, index, bibliog. Maroon cloth, gilt spine; spine faded. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on half- title. Very good.
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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.
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.
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.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
