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Bernard Quaritch's Catalogue: Examples of the Art of Book-Binding and Volumes Bearing Marks of Distinguished Ownership; Offered at the net prices affixed
by Bernard Quaritch
- Used
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: Bernard Quaritch 15 Piccadilly, 1897. 3/4 Leather. Good+. 30 x 20.5 cm. Quarto. 172pp. Bound in 3/4 red leather with black boards. Marble endpapers. Gilt top foredge. Catalogue No. 166. 859 books described. 22 full color plates showing bindings. Called supplement IX on spine. Rubbing to hinges and edges of boards. Small chip out of tail of spine. List of content: "The Mazarine Bible", 1. English and Scottish Bindings, A.D. 1160-1880, 2. Flemish and Dutch Bindings, 1300-1800. 3. German Bindings, 1430-1790. 4. Spanish Bindings, 1250-1776. 5. Italian Bindings, 1460-1786. 6. French Bindings, 1510-1880. 7. Oriental Bindings, 1500-1600. 8. Books Upon Binding.
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- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64040
- Title
- Bernard Quaritch's Catalogue: Examples of the Art of Book-Binding and Volumes Bearing Marks of Distinguished Ownership; Offered at the net prices affixed
- Author
- Bernard Quaritch
- Format/Binding
- 3/4 Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bernard Quaritch 15 Piccadilly
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Fine Bindings
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books on Books;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
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