- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 641
- Book condition: Very Good +
- Jacket condition: y
- Edition: y First edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Henry Altemus.
- Place: Philadelphia
- Date published: 1891
Book Description
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus.. 1891. y First edition. Very Good +. 4to. 296pp. Illustrated with 12 plates and numerous text vignettes. Orig. pictorial cream cloth, stamped in silver, gilt and green. Lightly soiled, minor fraying at spine extremities. With the original paperbacked burgundy linen dust jacket. A.e.g.
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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.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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.
