- Bookseller: Caliban Books ABAA-ILAB
- Seller Inventory #: 0025050
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: ParisDelagrave
Book Description
ParisDelagrave. Ca. 1889. Large quarto, cloth, 804 pp., illustrated, good reading copy only, amateur new spine using black brocade silk cloth, inner hinges cracked or loose, lightest wear to edges of first few pages, text very good and clean. Massive centennial study.
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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.
reading copy : Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage.
cracked : In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
