- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 3404
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: Fifth Printing
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co.
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1929
Book Description
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1929. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Light shelf wear (focused at tips), touch of sun at top, inscribed by author, else tight, bright and unmarred. Quarterbound, blue cloth spine, purple paper boards, gilt lettering and texture pattern on boards. 12mo. 71pp. Inscribed by the author in 1932.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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.
12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
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.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
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.
