THE VATICAN: ITS HISTORY - ITS TREASURES
by Ernesto Begni
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Letters and Arts Publishing, 1914. Hardcover. Very Good. Large folio. Bound in light tan cloth with intricately detailed decorative borders and flourishes across boards. Intricate seal in center with gilt title lettering. gilt lettering on spine. Minor shelf wear. Tight binding and solid boards. Bumping to corners. Extensive rubbing to boards. Chipping to spine edges. Moderate creasing to spine. Clean, unmarked pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- SequiturBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1107010010
- Title
- THE VATICAN: ITS HISTORY - ITS TREASURES
- Author
- Ernesto Begni
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Letters and Arts Publishing
- Date Published
- 1914
- Weight
- 4.00 lbs
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About the Seller
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...