London: Elliot Stock, 1905. Hardcover; 8vo; 214 pages. Green cloth with gilt on spine and upper board. Rubbed edges, white stain on front. Bumped corners, some board exposed at tail. Yellowing but clean interior. Gift inscription tipped in before title page. VG/--. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Bookseller: J. Wyatt Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 226069
Title: IN THE NAME OF THE BODLEIAN and Other Essays
Author: Birrell, Augustine
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Publisher: Elliot Stock
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1905
Keywords: Literary Criticism, books about Books,

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Tipped In: Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
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....