ENGLISH COLOURED BOOKS ( THE CONNOISSEUR'S LIBRARY)
by Martin Hardie
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1906. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. xxiv + 340 pages. 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. 27 illustrations + frontis with tissue. Green cloth binding, gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD: Gilt dull on spine, several light marks on rear cover. top edge of text block darkened, light foxing to edge of text block, text & illustrations very clean, binding tight. Small bookplate of David B. Ogden on inside of front cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1527
- Title
- ENGLISH COLOURED BOOKS ( THE CONNOISSEUR'S LIBRARY)
- Author
- Martin Hardie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
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Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.