- Bookseller: Boston Book Company
- Seller Inventory #: 85549
- Book condition: Fine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1923
Book Description
1923. Fine. ANDERSEN, Hans Christian, transl. Mrs. E. LUCAS. FAIRY TALES FROM HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN. Illustrated by Thomas, Chas. & William Robinson. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd./Aldine House (1923). Eleventh edition. xiv + 539 pp. 8vo., bright red calf stamped in gilt, raised bands, gilt spine ornaments and two gilt brown morocco spine labels, a.e.g. Lovely binding. Color frontispiece and title page, b/w illustrations within. Clean and bright, fine save for light sunning at spine.
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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.
raised band(s) : On leather bound books, the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine.
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.
frontispiece : A portrait or illustration on the page opposing the title page.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
calf : Leather binding made from calfskin. Most common form of leather binding.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. 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 folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
