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A Century of Carpet and Rug Making in America
by Cook, Alexander N
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Newark, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bigelow-Hartford Carpet Company, [1925]. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. [12], 97 pp. Bound in full green cloth, title in gilt on cover, deckle edge, top edge gilt. Black and white plates and in-text illustrations throughout. Good, internally clean and crisp, hinges strong, water staining to binding especially at spine and rear cover, heavy rubbing to corners and head and tail of spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Garnet Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003257
- Title
- A Century of Carpet and Rug Making in America
- Author
- Cook, Alexander N
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bigelow-Hartford Carpet Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1925]
- Bookseller catalogs
- Textile and Costume;
Terms of Sale
Garnet Books
30 day return guarantee. Full refund for up to 30 days after delivery, If an item arrives misdescribed or damaged, shipping costs will also be refunded.
About the Seller
Garnet Books
Biblio member since 2008
Newark, New Jersey
About Garnet Books
Selling used books online since 2007.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Deckle edge
- Deckle edge is the feathered edge of a page. Traditionally and historically, this was a side effect of the process of making...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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