- Bookseller: Argonaut Book Shop
- Seller Inventory #: 6243
- Illustrator: Rackham, Arthur
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc.
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1939
Book Description
New York: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., 1939 With illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Translated by Margaret Armour. Small quarto. 24 full-page color illustrations. Blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Corner's very slightly bumped. A fine copy.. Illus. by Rackham, Arthur.
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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.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
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.
