The Illustrated Book
by Weitenkampf, Frank
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Savage, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1938. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. An extensive history of the illustration of books from the fifteenth century to the early twentieth century, with a special chapter devoted to color work and children's books. With over 100 black and white illustrations and a lengthy list of reference books on the subject. Bound in red cloth with gilt titling to spine. Clean and bright interior. In turquoise and white dust jacket with title to spine and front panels. Wear to edges of jacket including a few chips and tears. A few spots of soiling to rear panel of jacket. 314 pages. BOB/020323.
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- Bookseller
- The Kelmscott Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36327
- Title
- The Illustrated Book
- Author
- Weitenkampf, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1938
Terms of Sale
The Kelmscott Bookshop
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About the Seller
The Kelmscott Bookshop
Biblio member since 2009
Savage, Maryland
About The Kelmscott Bookshop
Our bookshop is open by appointment only in Historic Savage Mill. We specialize in artists' books, private press, William Morris, and general rare and antique books.
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- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...