- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 1916
- Format: Full Faux-Leather
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Pomona College
- Place: Pomona, CA
- Date published: 1917
Book Description
Pomona, CA: Pomona College, 1917. First Edition. Full Faux-Leather. Light shelf wear, corners gently bumped, light wear at head and heel, else tight, bright and unmarred. Black faux-leather boards, red ink lettering and decorative elements, tipped in photos. 4to. 168pp. plus ads. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. A rather handsome copy.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
heel : The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
4to : Or 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.
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.
tipped in : used to describe something which has been glued into a book, for example a bookplate.
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
