- Bookseller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers
- Seller Inventory #: 3855
- Format: Hardcover.
- Edition: First Edition Thus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill
- Place: Indianapolis
- Date published: 1910
Book Description
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill , 1910. First Edition Thus. Hardcover.. Light shelf/edge wear, touch of rubbing to front board, barest touch of foxing at ffep, spine lightly sunned, owner stamp on ffep and prelim, else tight, bright and unmarred. Dark green ribbed cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, green and cream decorative elements, in blind lettering at spine, frontispiece. 4to. np. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Binding designed by Bertha Stuart (signed "BS" in lower right corner). A handsome copy of this richly illustrated classic.
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boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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.
frontispiece : A portrait or illustration on the page opposing the title page.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
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.
ffep : Front free endpaper. Generally, the first page of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
