- Bookseller: Argosy Book Store
- Seller Inventory #: 223325
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: very good(+)
- Edition: Firstagc
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Allison
- Place: Paris
- Date published: 1892
Book Description
Paris: Allison, 1892. Firstagc. hardcover. very good(+). 155 black & white illustrations throughout the text and 22 engravings in sepia. Thick 4to, rebound in 1/2 green vellum, with the original stiff printed wrappers bound in, marbled boards. Paris: Allison, 1892. A very good (+) copy. Les Artistes Celebres.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
Marbled boards : A hardcover book with a decorative, multi-colored paper on the outside covering.
wrappers : Paperback or softbound. Also, wraps.
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.
vellum : A fine quality of parchment made from hide produced for binding or sometimes a writing surface. Sometimes used to describe paper which has been made to resemble true vellum.
rebound : A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
