- Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: 16603
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First edition thus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: David McKay Publisher
- Place: Philadelphia
- Date published: 1919
Book Description
Philadelphia David McKay Publisher 1919 Hardcover First edition thus 342pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Tan cloth with title gilt stamped on backstrip. Large color illustration on front board within gilt borders. Top edge gilt. Illustrated endsheets and pastedowns. Fair. Covers lightly rubbed and soiled. There are numerous small pen marks on the front cover illustration. There are two thin pen marks on the spine. The longest mark measures just under 2 inches long. The front hinge is broken, and the first 16 pages are hanging on by a thread. The text block is cracked at the end. The top and fore edges of the title page are moisture stained. A few other pages at the beginning have light moisture staining in the top and fore edges as well. Pages mildly browned. Includes nine (including frontispiece) tipped in full color plates by Jessie Wilcox Smith.
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octavo : A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. 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 cut into eight pages.
top edge gilt : The top of the text block (the edges the pages that are visible when looking directly down at the top of a closed book) has been decorated with a gold-like finish.
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.
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.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
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.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
tipped in : used to describe something which has been glued into a book, for example a bookplate.
Fair : is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. All defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
