- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 2484
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First American Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Macmillan
- Place: London
- Date published: 1894
Book Description
London: Macmillan, 1894. First American Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelf wear, spine very lightly toned, crease on ffep, prior owner signature on ffep, light foxing at fore and rear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Brown pebbled cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, in blind decorative elements. 8vo. ix, 300pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. A handsome copy of this classic in geriatric cardiology, relatively uncommon thus.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
