My World of Bibliophile Binding

Bookseller

Zetetic Books (GB)

Bookseller's Inventory #

004028

Title

My World of Bibliophile Binding

Author

Miura, Kerstin Tini

Format/Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Used - Good

Jacket Condition

No Jacket (as Issued)

Edition

First Edition

ISBN 10

0520048148

ISBN 13

9780520048140

Publisher

University of California Press

Place of Publication

Berkeley and Los Angeles

Date Published

1984

Size

Folio

Keywords

Binding, Bookbinding, Miura, Reliures

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Cloth

"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...

Folio

A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...

Errata

Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...

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,...

Jacket

Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...

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....

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...

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...

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....