Old Christmas and Bracebridge Hall
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Constable and Company, 1918. Three-quarter red polished calf leather over red cloth boards, raised bands, tan morocco title labels, gilt decorative compartments, t.e.g., marbled endpapers. (9" x 6"). First Baumer illustrated edition. xi, 284 pages; illustrated with 8 color plates and 40 in-text illustrations, including tissue-protected frontis. SIGNED BINDING by Henry Sotheran. Showing some light general wear and rubbing, heaviest at hinges, spine head chipped, hinges tender, internally clean and bright. Size: Octavo. Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Lewis Baumer.
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- Bookseller
- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004575
- Title
- Old Christmas and Bracebridge Hall
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Illustrator
- Lewis Baumer
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Constable and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- SIGNED BINDING; HENRY SOTHERAN BINDER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bound Books;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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