Early Illustrated Books: A History of the Decoration and Illustration of Books in the 15th and 16th Centuries
by Pollard, Alfred W
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner. Used - Good. 1983. 1st Edition.. Cloth, 8vo, xvi and 256 pp. Deckled edges. Sunning to spine. Boards bumped and rubbed. Slightly cocked. General browning to text block and leaves. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. A sound reading copy. (Subject: Books on Books.)
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- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
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- Title
- Early Illustrated Books: A History of the Decoration and Illustration of Books in the 15th and 16th Centuries
- Author
- Pollard, Alfred W
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- 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....