Abbreviations and Technical Terms Used in Book Catalogs and in Bibliographies
by Frank Keller Walter
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Boston: The Boston Book Company, 1912. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Includes terms in English, German, French, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Latin, Spanish, and Swedish. Green cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine. 167 pp. Cover shows some wear on corners and edges, and carries some smudges. Binding is tight. Aging near end-pages. Front end-pages missing. Pencil notes throughout. Previous owner's notes paper-clipped into last page (could be taken out). Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 059324
- Title
- Abbreviations and Technical Terms Used in Book Catalogs and in Bibliographies
- Author
- Frank Keller Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Boston Book Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1912
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- dictionary, languages, MLA, international, English, French, German, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Latin, Spanish, Swedish, research, bibiliography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference;
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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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