Early Printed Books
by Gordon, Duff. E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London. Kegan Paul, Trench, Tr[uml]ubner & Co., 1893. Used - Good. 1893. Cloth, 8vo, xii and 219 pp. Sunning to spine. Deckled Edges. 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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Details
- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Q05079
- Title
- Early Printed Books
- Author
- Gordon, Duff. E
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London. Kegan Paul, Trench, Tr[uml]ubner & Co., 1893
Terms of Sale
Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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About the Seller
Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Chicago, Illinois
About Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...