- Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: 6366
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very good
- Edition: Sole Authorized English Version
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Chatto & Windus
- Place: London
- Date published: 1897
Book Description
London Chatto & Windus 1897 Hardcover Sole Authorized English Version Very good 359, 32 pp. With a preface by Ernest A. Vizetelly. Original red cloth with blue and black design and title printed on the front cover; gilt title to the spine. Floral endsheets. Some wear and soiling. Minor losses to the spine ends. Hinges partially cracked. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Internally fine.
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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.
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.
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.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
