- Bookseller: Austin's Antiquarian Books
- Seller Inventory #: 7983
- Format: Duodecimo,
- Book condition: Fair to good. Front hinge starting in both volumes. Former owner's name on front free fly. Moderate wearing of extremitie
- Illustrator: Illustrated with frontis and black and white plates.
- Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Company,
- Place: Philadelphia:
- Date published: 1901.
Book Description
Philadelphia:: J.B. Lippincott Company,, 1901. . Duodecimo,. Fair to good. Front hinge starting in both volumes. Former owner's name on front free fly. Moderate wearing of extremities. Boards lightly soiled. Still a nice set. . Illustrated with frontis and black and white plates.. green decorated cloth, gilt. Top edge gilt.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
top edge gilt : The top of the text block (the edges the pages that are visible when looking directly down at the top of a closed book) has been decorated with a gold-like finish.
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.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
Fair : is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. All defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
