The Builders: A Story and Study of Masonry
by Joseph Fort Newton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/None
- Seller
-
Denver, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Torch Press, 1916. Hardcover. Very good/None. First edition, third printing. Bound in bright blue cloth with gold gilt lettering. All pages are clean aside of about 10 with minor pencil markings to margins. Thick deckled fore-edge and bottom edge. Binding is secure, although front hinge starting to crack at half-title page. Minor rubbing/fading to spine and spine ends softened & fraying. Overall, a nice copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sparrow's Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 08186
- Title
- The Builders: A Story and Study of Masonry
- Author
- Joseph Fort Newton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Torch Press
- Date Published
- 1916
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Sparrow's Bookshop
Biblio member since 2021
Denver, Colorado
About Sparrow's Bookshop
Sparrow's Bookshop is a Denver based vintage & rare bookstore specializing in hard-to-find items, unique titles and first editions. Member IOBA.
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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.