Fine Books
by POLLARD, Alfred W
- Used
- Condition
- very good(+)
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Methuen, 1912. hardcover. very good(+). 40 illustrations including cooper plate frontispiece, all with tissue guards. 331pp. Tall thick 4to, original gilt stamped red cloth, spine richly gilt; lightly rubbed, ownership bookplate, uncut. New York: Methuen, 1912. Very good (+).<br/> <br/> Standard work, in the Connoisseur's Library series, edited by Cyril Davenport; chapters on incunabula, and on illustrated books of Germany, Italy, France, England, etc.<br/> <br/>
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15767
- Title
- Fine Books
- Author
- POLLARD, Alfred W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good(+)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1912
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About the Seller
Argosy Book Store
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New York, New York
About Argosy Book Store
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Incunabula
- Incunabula (incunable or incunabulum) refers to a book printed before 1501 - a pamphlet, a book or document that was not...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...