Essays on Books and Culture
by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Ivoryton, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1896 2022-12-11. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Red buckram with gilt lettering, deckle edges, top edge gilt, 279 pp.. Firm binding, short contemporary gift inscription in pencil on FFEP, light tanning/soiling to spine. ; Well packaged in a box, ships with tracking.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource for Art and Music Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221211002
- Title
- Essays on Books and Culture
- Author
- Mabie, Hamilton Wright
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1896 2022-12-11
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Resource for Art and Music Books
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Ivoryton, Connecticut
About Resource for Art and Music Books
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- 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...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...