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The Art of the Book
by Bettley, James
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1851773339
- ISBN 13
- 9781851773336
- Seller
-
Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
V & A Publications, 2001-06-29. Hardcover. Very Good. 208pp. (black spine) 4to. 2001. First edition. A A lovely, clean, tight very good plus copy in very good wrapper. The text supported by numerous photographic reproductions in colour. Gilt embossed title to the spine. A light bump to the tail of the spine. A slight indentation mark to the front board with a more noticable corresponding mark in the wrapper. One very short tear to the tail of the front panel - now expertly repaired. Light shelf wear to the wrapper. The wrapper is not price-clipped. One short split to the wrapper along the edge of the spine. A lovely copy in very good wrapper.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU001371
- Title
- The Art of the Book
- Author
- Bettley, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1851773339
- ISBN 13
- 9781851773336
- Publisher
- V & A Publications
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2001-06-29
- X weight
- 41 oz
Terms of Sale
Trumpington Fine Books Limited
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....