The Mitchell Library, Sydney : Historical and Descriptive Notes
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Nice copy
- Seller
-
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Public Library NSW, 1936. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. 1/4 cloth 122pp., colour frontis., colour & b/w plates, index, Limited to 1000 copies. Cloth spine over blue boards with gilt decoration. With the nice signature of Aubrey Gibson, the noted art collector & patron. Light rubbing to corners o/w a nice copy
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andrew Barnes Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 148581
- Title
- The Mitchell Library, Sydney : Historical and Descriptive Notes
- Book Condition
- Used - Nice copy
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Public Library NSW
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- large octavo
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About the Seller
Andrew Barnes Booksellers
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MELBOURNE, Victoria
About Andrew Barnes Booksellers
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...