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The History of "Punch"
by Spielmann, M. H
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Cassell Publishing Company, 1895. Ex-library first American edition (1895) with some wear. Well-illustrated history of this notable British periodical. Dark blue cloth over beveled boards lettered and decorated in gilt, top edges gilt, 592 pages. Extremitiies rubbed with additional wear and light fraying to the corners and spine ends, front hinge internally cracked, all expected library markings, sound text block, clean pages.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Seller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 028419
- Title
- The History of "Punch"
- Author
- Spielmann, M. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- The Cassell Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- BRITISH HUMOR POLITICAL SOCIAL SATIRE ILLUSTRATED PERIODICAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History, World Wars and Militaria; Books, Paper, Printing, Publishing, Typography;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
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