- Bookseller: Argonaut Book Shop
- Seller Inventory #: 1346
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Place: New Haven
- Date published: 1957
Book Description
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1957 First edition. Green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Spine is faded, very light rubbing to the extremities, previous owner's bookplate on endpaper. A very good copy..
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rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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.
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).
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
