- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 4176
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Laplace, Sanchez et Cie, Editeurs.
- Place: Paris
- Date published: 1882
Book Description
Paris: Laplace, Sanchez et Cie, Editeurs.. 1882. 12mo. (4),xx,462,(2)pp. Illustrated with 4 color plates, each with a tissue guard. Gilt decorated red morocco over pebbled cloth. A.e.g. Bookplate on front free endpaper.
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12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches.
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.
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).
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
