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The Making of a Saint.
by MAUGHAM, W. Somerset
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
T. Fisher Unwin, London., 1898. First U.K. edition. The American edition appeared a month earlier. Octavo. pp [viii], 303, [8] adverts. Original green cloth lettered in gilt. The author's second book. Mid-20th century binding of half black leather with gilt decoration to spine, patterned boards, top edge gilt.Slight rubbing to spine and corners of covers. Very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MAUGHAMW015257
- Title
- The Making of a Saint.
- Author
- MAUGHAM, W. Somerset
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Fisher Unwin, London.
- Date Published
- 1898
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About the Seller
Peter Ellis bookseller
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LONDON
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- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.