Bookbindings, Old and New: Notes of a Book-Lover
by Matthews, Brander
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
George Bell & Sons. Used - Good. 1896. George Bell & Sons. Cloth, 12mo, xiii and 342 pp. Ex-library, with the usual faults. Rubbing and sunning to boards and spine, with some wear at joints. Binding is solid and pages clean. Good. (Subject: Books on Books.)
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- Seller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- BR23469
- Title
- Bookbindings, Old and New: Notes of a Book-Lover
- Author
- Matthews, Brander
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Bell & Sons
Terms of Sale
Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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About the Seller
Powell's Bookstores Chicago
Biblio member since 2005
Chicago, Illinois
About Powell's Bookstores Chicago
Used, rare and out-of-print titles, specializing in academic and scholarly books. Independent bookstores in Chicago since 1970
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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...