"A Joy for Ever"; (And Its Price in the Market): Being the Substance (WIth Additions) of Two Lectures on Political Economy of Art
by Ruskin, John
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: George Allen, 1901. Fourteenth Thousand. Half Morocco. Near Fine. Handsomely bound by Zaehnsdorf, in half morocco, with gilt ornamental vines on spine, raised bands, blue marbled paper. 8vo. Clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002588
- Title
- "A Joy for Ever"; (And Its Price in the Market): Being the Substance (WIth Additions) of Two Lectures on Political Economy of Art
- Author
- Ruskin, John
- Format/Binding
- Half Morocco
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourteenth Thousand
- Publisher
- George Allen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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....