- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 1513
- Format: Full Leather
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Bradley Pub.
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Date published: 1881
Book Description
Philadelphia, PA: Bradley Pub., 1881. First Edition. Full Leather. Moderate shelf wear, through on corners, light rubbing at spine, small spot of damage at top of front hinge, front joint cracked, rear starting, else tight, bright and unmarred. Full leather, in blind decorative elements, gilt lettering and decorative elements, dark brown endpages, plates proected by tissue, text block edges in gilt. 8vo. 736pp. Illus. (b/w plates).
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
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.
cracked : In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
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.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
pub : Common abbreviation for 'published'
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
