- Bookseller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
- Seller Inventory #: 6411
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1919
Book Description
New York Harper & Brothers Publishers 1919 Hardcover First edition 267pp. Octavo [21 cm] Original blue cloth with gilt stamped titles, and an illustrated paper label mounted to the front cover. Top edge gilt. Fair condition only. General wear and rubbing to surfaces, edges, corners and spine ends. Spine sunned. The edges of the covers are faded as well. The front cover is slightly warped. The edges of the covers are bumped. The bottom edge of the text block is scuffed. The endsheets are cracked along the hinges, and the text block is starting to pull away from the spine. A few spots of soil internally. Illustrated from photographs by the author. With F-T on the copyright page, denoting the book to be a first edition.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
octavo : A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. 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 cut into eight pages.
top edge gilt : The top of the text block (the edges the pages that are visible when looking directly down at the top of a closed book) has been decorated with a gold-like finish.
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.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
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.
Fair : is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. All defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
