- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 6431
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: Limited Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Aldus Printers
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1959
Book Description
New York: Aldus Printers, 1959. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Minor sun at spine, back shows light rubbing, owner emboss at ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Red paper boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements,red endpages. Small 8vo. 26pp. Illus. (b/w plates).
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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.
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.
ffep : Front free endpaper. Generally, the first page of a book.
