Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1887. Second Edition. HB. Green beveled cloth, gilt lettering on spine and gilt scene of woman and child on front cover, black lettering on front cover, all edges of text block gilt, 8vo, 94 pp. "With forty-three original illustrations by Ross Turner and George H. Clements." Owners name ffep, no marks in book, binding tight. Ffep detached but present, rear hinge starting to crack. Covers show edge wear, minor fraying top and bottom of spine. Book condition VG-.

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Bookseller: Parker's Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: KF7653
Title: The Madonna Of The Tubs
Author: Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart
Format/Binding: HB
Book Condition: Used
Edition: Second Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Place of Publication: Boston and New York
Date Published: 1887
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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...
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...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Beveled: Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
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....
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....