A Book on Paper
by Weston, Harry E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Front hinge shaken, front free endpaper lightly stained.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Front hinge shaken, front free endpaper . lightly stained.. 1927. Hardcover. xii, 77pp. Navy cloth spine titled in gilt with brown paper-covered sides. Presentation copy signed by the author to his friend John S. Brown on front free endpaper. Describes tools, machinery, materials, and types of paper. Many photos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47323
- Title
- A Book on Paper
- Author
- Weston, Harry E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Front hinge shaken, front free endpaper lightly stained.
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Place of Publication
- Syracuse, NY
- Date Published
- 1927
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- PAPER, PAPERMAKING
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- Books about Books;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.