- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 3133
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First Edition Thus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Macmillan
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1925
Book Description
New York: Macmillan, 1925. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Light shelf wear, bookplate(s) on front pastedowns, owner inscriptions on ffep(s), owner in blind stamp on ffep, front hinge of Vol. II starting, spines lightly toned, gilt toned, corners very gently bumped, else tight, bright and unmarred. Quarterbound, beige cloth spines, brown cloth boards, burgundy topstain. 8vo. 446pp; 291pp. A very nice set for reading.
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.
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.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
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.
ffep : Front free endpaper. Generally, the first page of a book.
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.
