- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: 0008244
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good-
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Verlag Fur Kunst Und Wissenschaft
- Place: Baden
- Date published: 1947
Book Description
Baden: Verlag Fur Kunst Und Wissenschaft. 1947. Hardcover. Good-. One of 5000 copies. 4to, boards, 93 pp., of which 39 pp are text, the rest plates. Spine quite worn, boards soiled, corners worn, a good copy, internally VG. Text in German, English, French; may be inscribed by the artist on the pastedown (with simply a J which looks very much like the J in signatures of his artworks). 1947
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
vg : Very Good condition. can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
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.
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.
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.
pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
