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Life of Michaelangelo Vol I and Vol. II
by Grimm, Herman
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Sumner, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Mass.: Little Brown and Company. 2 volumes Half Bound in leather with marbled paper boards and end papers and page edges. Spine is brown leather with five raised bands and decorative gilt. Sixth Edition Pages clean and unmarked. Age toning to paper. Rubbing to head and tail of spine. Shelf wear to edges and fore corners. These volumes originally belonged to Ella Lyman Cabot and then to her nephew Kenneth B. G. Parson Jr. both prominent Bostonians. . Good. Hardcover. 1872.
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- Bookseller
- WoodWorks Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001376
- Title
- Life of Michaelangelo Vol I and Vol. II
- Author
- Grimm, Herman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Mass.
- Date Published
- 1872
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Miichaelangelo; Ella Lyman Cabot; Kenneth B. G. Parson, jr.;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- 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...
- Half Bound
- ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
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