- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 4263
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd.
- Place: London
- Date published: 1929
Book Description
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1929. Sm. 8vo. 288pp. Bound by Wicker & Son Ltd. in 1/2 black calf, red morocco spine labels, over cloth. Spine a bit rubbed and hinges tender but holding. Armorial bookplate of John Wynford, Viscount St. Davids, on front pastedown.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
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.
calf : Leather binding made from calfskin. Most common form of leather binding.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
pastedown : The paper glued to the inside cover of a hard cover book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
