- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 53
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Privately Printed (for Alfred Sutro).
- Place: San Francisco
- Date published: 1932
Book Description
San Francisco: Privately Printed (for Alfred Sutro).. 1932. 4to. (14)pp. With a mounted facsimile letter from Thomas Moore. Edition limited to 150 copies. Blue cloth over yellow boards, paper spine label. Inscribed on the front endpaper by Alfred Sutro. Concer ning correspondence relating to the pronunciatio n of Lord Byron's name, following a debate at William and Mary College in 1831. GRABHORN BIBLIOGRAPHY, #167.
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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.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
4to : Or 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.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
facsimile : An exact copy of an original work.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
