- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 3383
- Book condition: Very Good
- Edition: y First edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Bernard Quaritch, Ltd.
- Place: London
- Date published: 1931
Book Description
London: Bernard Quaritch, Ltd.. 1931. y First edition. Very Good. Lg. 4to. (8),158pp. Profusely illustrated with black and white plates (1 folding) and a color frontispiece. Cont. blue cloth, gilt, edges & spine lightly sunned.
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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.
frontispiece : A portrait or illustration on the page opposing the title page.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
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.
