- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 3283
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: William Pickering
- Place: London
- Date published: 1825
Book Description
London: William Pickering. 1825. Sm. 8vo. (2),xvi,402pp. Index. Large folding table. Bound by Bayntun in 1/2 blue morocco, gilt, over marbled boards. Front hinge starting to crack but holding, very minor chip at head of spine. T.e.g.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
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.
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.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. 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 folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
