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OLD DECORATIVE MAPS AND CHARTS
by Humphreys, Arthur L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Halton & Truscott Smith, Ltd, 1926. Limited Edition 837/1500. Hardcover. Quarto, vii, 51, plates (unpaginated), xliii (catalogue). Good; bound in red cloth with gilt titling to spine and front cover, boards have some areas of discoloration, pencil marks and rubbing, light shelf wear to edges and corners; binding tight; text block clean with gilt top edge; pages clean; 79 plates, including one folding plate and nineteen tipped-in color plates, present and intact as indicated; ex-library copy with usual markings, including institutional stamps to several pages, spine label, and call number written in pencil; previous owner bookplate on inside front pastedown and name in ink on ffep "Harrold E. Gillingham 20 August 1929 Paris;" some pencil marks throughout. NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1362435. Special Collections.
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Details
- Seller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1362435
- Title
- OLD DECORATIVE MAPS AND CHARTS
- Author
- Humphreys, Arthur L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition 837/1500
- Publisher
- Halton & Truscott Smith, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- 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 Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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