Handbook of Engraved Gems
by C. W. King
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Centreville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Second edition. 287 pp. Complete with folding frontispiece and 87 plates. Nicely rebound in 1/2 morocco, elaborate gilt designs to spine, stamped with floral and leaf design. Slip case. t.e.g. Decorative marbled endpapers. Scattered foxing. Some rubbing to spine at hinges. Slipcase has light edge wear and some fading.
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- Bookseller
- EGR books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3329
- Title
- Handbook of Engraved Gems
- Author
- C. W. King
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bell and Sone
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1885
- Pages
- 287 pages
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fine binding
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Binding;
Terms of Sale
EGR books
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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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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...