- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 2506
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Lea & Febiger
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Date published: 1947
Book Description
Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Febiger, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf wear (focused at head, heel and spine), else tight, bright and unmarred. Red coated cloth boards, gilt lettering, in blind decorative elements. 8vo. 182pp. Illus. (b/w plates). References. Index. A very handsome copy of this work by a leader (if you will) in the field.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
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.
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.
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.
