Reveries of a Bachelor or a Book of the Heart
by Marvel, Ik
- Used
- Good
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896. Leather Binding. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. 3/4 tan calf over marbled boards, spine with raised bands and gilt floral tooling, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers (lacks spine labels, some rubbing to joints and extremities). Fontis etching By Percy Moran.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0459338
- Title
- Reveries of a Bachelor or a Book of the Heart
- Author
- Marvel, Ik
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- NW0010 Fiction Leather Bindings, , , , , , , ,
Terms of Sale
Arundel Books of Seattle
7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). We pack carefully.
About the Seller
Arundel Books of Seattle
Biblio member since 2005
Seattle, Washington
About Arundel Books of Seattle
Arundel Books stunning new store is located in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square, and has an eclectic stock that will satisfy both the avid reader and discriminating collector.
Glossary
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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...