Art Of Dress, The

Bookseller

Bridgetown Books (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

QA24913

Title

Art Of Dress, The

Author

Parsons, Frank Alvah

Format/Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Used - Fair

Jacket Condition

No Dust Jacket

Quantity Available

1

Edition

Reprint

Publisher

Doubleday, Doran

Place of Publication

New York

Date Published

1928

Bookseller catalogs

History;

Size

8vo (up to 9½" tall)

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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....

Reprint

Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.

Sunned

Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...

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...

Tight

Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.

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,...

Fair

is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....

Text Block

Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....

Cloth

"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...