- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 4242
- Book condition:
- Illustrator: McArdell, James
- Edition: First edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: A. H. Bullen.
- Place: London
- Date published: 1903
Book Description
London: A. H. Bullen.. 1903. First edition. 4to. (6),168pp. Indices. Illustrated with 6 engraved mezzotint plates (each with a tissue guard). Edition limited to 520 numbered copies. Finely bound by Sotheran & Co. in 1/2 dark blue morocco, gilt, over cloth, corners rubbed, hinges cracked but still sound. T.e.g.
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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.
cracked : In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
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.
