- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 3513
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Arthur L. Humphreys.
- Place: London
- Date published: 1907
Book Description
London: Arthur L. Humphreys.. 1907. vi,330pp. Index. Engraved frontis. portrait. Title printed in red & black. Finely bound by Durvand in 1/2 brown morocco over marbled boards, gilt decorated spine, original printed wrappers bound in. T.e.g. Ownership signature on half-title & his bookplate on verso of front free endpaper.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
Marbled boards : A hardcover book with a decorative, multi-colored paper on the outside covering.
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.
wrappers : Paperback or softbound. Also, wraps.
front free endpaper : The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book. It may be plain or decorative.
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.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
verso : The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
