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Victorian Publishers' Bindings
by Douglas Ball
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine Condition/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0916271013
- ISBN 13
- 9780916271015
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Book Press, Williamsburg, 1985. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Fine. DOUGLAS BALL. Victorian Publishers' Bindings, Williamsburg: Book Press, 1985. Octavo, pp. ix, 214, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering and device to spine, gilt Victorian decoration on front, halftone illustration. A leading reference on this subject, important to dealers, collectors and anyone interested in book design. Condition of this book: Fine quality overall. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Books on Books; England; 19th century; Art & Design. ISBN: 0916271013. ISBN/EAN: 9780916271015. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55311. . 9780916271015
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55311
- Title
- Victorian Publishers' Bindings
- Author
- Douglas Ball
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0916271013
- ISBN 13
- 9780916271015
- Publisher
- Book Press
- Place of Publication
- Williamsburg
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Books on Books; England; 19th century; Art & Design. Unbranded ISBN: 0916271013 EAN: 9780916271015 Douglas Ball Victorian Publishers' Bindings
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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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