The Life and Times of A. B. Durand
by John Durand
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1894. Large Paper Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 29 x 23 cm. Quarto. ix, (3), 232 pages, errata sheet bound in rear. Bound in white cloth with gold lettering to spine. One of the large paper edition, limited to 100 copies. Complete with masterfully done engravings including engraved frontispiece by Alfred Jones, engraved dedication portrait by John Durrand and with 14 additional engravings all with printed tissue gaurds. Subjects of engravings include Bank-note vignettes, an iceberg, portrait of a child. Gilt top foredge. Rubbing to the bottom corners of the boards. Spine is lightly toned.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56773
- Title
- The Life and Times of A. B. Durand
- Author
- John Durand
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Large Paper Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1894
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Midway Used and Rare Books
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.