- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 976
- Format: Cloth
- Book condition: Near Fine in Very Good + DJ
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press.
- Place: University Park, PA
- Date published: (1970)
Book Description
University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press.. (1970). Cloth. Near Fine in Very Good + DJ. Lg. 4to. (8),190,(2)pp. plus 171 plates, many in color. Index. Olive cloth, gilt spine. D.j. (some tears).
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DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a 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.
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.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
