YALE COLLECTIONS: For the University Council on the Library and Museums
by Lewis, Wilmarth S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good-
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1946. 56 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly soiled. Modest rubbing to corners. Spine ends bumped. Edges of leaves lightly age toned. DJ moderately soiled w/ sunning to edges. Wear and tear to edges. Approx. 2 1/2" closed tear from top edge of rear panel (among a few others). Illust. w/ 13 b/w plates.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5685
- Title
- YALE COLLECTIONS: For the University Council on the Library and Museums
- Author
- Lewis, Wilmarth S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven, CT
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- DECORATIVE ARTS COLLECTIONS COLLECTIBLES COLLECTORS COLLECTING BOOKS MANUSCRIPTS EDUCATION YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COLLEGES NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT STATE HISTORY CT ART GALLERY OF FINE ARTS PEABODY MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY ANTHROPOLOGY MUSEUM OFFICERS CURATOR
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; Art; Decorative Art; Education;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
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