- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 2804
- Book condition:
- Publisher: Printed by T. Bensley for Payne and Mackinlay
- Place: London
- Date published: 1807
Book Description
London: Printed by T. Bensley for Payne and Mackinlay. 1807. Lg. 4to. (8),xl,572pp. Cont. gilt tooled calf, covers with a few old scrapes. Front hinge split but holding, minor chips at extremities of spine. Bookplate on front pastedown.
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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.
calf : Leather binding made from calfskin. Most common form of leather binding.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
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.
pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.
