The Book of Books: An Introduction
by Goldman, Soloman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, c. 1948. HB. Rust colored cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo., 459 pp. Minor notations in text, hinge cracked after half title page. Book condition VG-.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BB3234
- Title
- The Book of Books: An Introduction
- Author
- Goldman, Soloman
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- c. 1948
- Bookseller catalogs
- Theology;
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About the Seller
Parker's Rare Books
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Ontario, Wisconsin
About Parker's Rare Books
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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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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