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The Wonders of Engraving. Illustrated with ten reproductions in autotype; and thrity-four wood-engravings, by P. Sellier
by Duplessis, Georges
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1871. Hardcover. Sm 8vo (8" x 6"), gilt brown cloth, a.e.g. Frontis., x, 338 pp., [4] pp. publ. ads., numerous b&w plates, 2 tipped-in illus., several laid-in illus. Bookbinder's ticket on rear pastedown. CONDITION: Very good, bumped head and foot of spine, bumped corners, front hinge starting to crack, clean interior, handsome copy.
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- James Arsenault & Company
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- Title
- The Wonders of Engraving. Illustrated with ten reproductions in autotype; and thrity-four wood-engravings, by P. Sellier
- Author
- Duplessis, Georges
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Publisher
- London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1871
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James Arsenault & Company
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Arrowsic, Maine
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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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
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- 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....
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...