THE FAN BOOK
by MacIver, Percival
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- V.g.
- Seller
-
Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, 1920. 344pp 31 plates. Cationed tissue-guard to the frontis. Green buckram, gilt. Gilt deviceand titles to the spine [trifle sunned]. Fore-edges uncut and foxed. Some occasional foxing. Nice tight copy with not wear to the binding. List of contents page edge torn with no loss.. 1st edition. hardcover. V.g.. landscape large octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- R507
- Title
- THE FAN BOOK
- Author
- MacIver, Percival
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - V.g.
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- T. Fisher Unwin Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Size
- landscape large octavo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques & collectibles;
Terms of Sale
Thomas Rare Books
7 day return if mis-described
About the Seller
Thomas Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Yaxley, Suffolk
About Thomas Rare Books
Out-of-print books and maps
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...