Bookbindings Old & New; Notes of a Book-Lover; with an account of the Grolier Club of New York
by Matthews, Brander
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good+
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan, 1895. 1st. Hardcover. Very good+. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth, cover and spine stamped in gilt. Top edge gilt. Previous owners bookplate on pastedown, some foxing to ffep, edges, and some pages. Frontispiece and more than 50 plates tipped in with an additional 40+ illustrations in the text. Index
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- Bookseller
- James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9018412
- Title
- Bookbindings Old & New; Notes of a Book-Lover; with an account of the Grolier Club of New York
- Author
- Matthews, Brander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...