- Bookseller: Antic Hay Books
- Seller Inventory #: 43813
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
Book Description
0. LACROIX, Paul. THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: ITS INSTITUTIONS, CUSTOMS AND COSTUMES. Illustrated with 21 Chromolithographs and 351 Wood Engravings. London: Bickers and Son, [no date]. Small 4to., red cloth stamped in gilt. Very Good (ink name on front endpaper, some wear to edge of a few pages, shpine ends chipped).
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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.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
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.
