- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 2333
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: The Blanchard Press
- Place: Worcester, MA
- Date published: 1901
Book Description
Worcester, MA: The Blanchard Press, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf wear, moderate wear at head and heel, upper corners gently bumped, spine well toned, gilt toned, small soil mark on front board, leaves lightly toned, else tight and unmarred. 8vo. 154pp. An early and signifcant biography of one of the greats of the A&C movement. Includes a bibliography (through 1901) of the Roycroft Shop.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
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.
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.
leaves : When used to refer to a part of a book means the book's pages.
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.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
