- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 4076
- Book condition:
- Edition: Fourth edition
- Publisher: Little, Brown & Co.
- Place: Boston
- Date published: 1925
Book Description
Boston: Little, Brown & Co.. 1925. Fourth edition. Fourth edition. (4),xviii,452pp. Index. Profusely illus. with plates and facsimiles. Finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, for C. P. Dutton & Company, in full polished red calf, brown morocco spine labels, gilt decorated spine & dentelles. A.e.g. Foot of spine scuffed. Bookplate on front free endpaper.
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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.
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.
calf : Leather binding made from calfskin. Most common form of leather binding.
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.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
