- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 2213
- Format: Glossy Pictorial Wraps
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Treadway Gallery
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Date published: 1993
Book Description
Cincinnati, OH: Treadway Gallery, 1993. First Edition. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Very light shelf wear, soft crease at spine, else tight, bright and unmarred. Small 4to. 111pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Bid form laid in. Session 1 covers Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau, Session 2 - 1950s/Modern Italian Glass. A very handsome copy of this scarce auction catalog.
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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.
pictorial wraps : Indicates that the covers of a paperback are decorated with a pitcure of some sort.
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.
laid in : something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper.
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
