- Bookseller: Antic Hay Books
- Seller Inventory #: 44164
- Book condition:
- Illustrator: SMEDLEY, W.T.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1899
Book Description
1899. RALPH, Julian. AN ANGEL IN A WEB. With Illustrations by W.T. Smedley. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1899. 12mo., tan cloth, stamped in gilt & green. First Edition. Good (ink name on front endpaper, some darkening spine).
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12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
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).
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
