- Bookseller: Jeff Weber Rare Books
- Seller Inventory #: M5838
- Format: Paperback
- Book condition: 2
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: S. Bernardino
- Place: Siena:
- Date published: 1911
Book Description
Siena:: S. Bernardino. 1911. paperback. 2. SECOND EDITION. 239 x 174 mm. 8vo. xxii, 628 pp. Frontis. map, numerous figs., ports., and architectural plans, indexes. Quarter vellum, vellum corners, red cloth spine label, gilt spine, original wrappers bound in. Bookplate, ownership rubber stamp on title. Very good.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
MM : Mass Market Paperback. Often thought of as the pocket paperback.
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.
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.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
vellum : A fine quality of parchment made from hide produced for binding or sometimes a writing surface. Sometimes used to describe paper which has been made to resemble true vellum.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
