- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 6442
- Format: Original Wraps
- Edition: First Edition Thus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Privately Printed
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Date published: 1971
Book Description
Pittsburgh, PA: Privately Printed, 1971. First Edition Thus. Original Wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear, inscribed by author, else tight, bright and unmarred. Marbled paper wraps, black leather spine label, gilt lettering. Small 8vo. 73p.Limited edition of 250 copies. Inscribed by the author.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
wraps : The paper covering on the outside of a paperback.
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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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.
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.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
marbled paper : A decorative, multi-colored paper, sometimes used as end papers, or to cover the outside of a hardcover.
