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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1888. Half green calf leather over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt title and decoration, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, (7.25 x 5 inches). 223 pages. Shows some general exterior wear and rubbing, internally clean and tight. A handsome leather bound copy. Leather. Good. Octavo.
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- Bookseller
- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005860
- Title
- Kathrina: A Poem
- Author
- Holland, J. G
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bound Books;
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About the Seller
Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...