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Germany: C. Bertelsmann, 1958. Hardback. Good/Good. Ex-library. A reference work on furniture and its arrangement in space. Beige cloth over boards with gilt particulars to spine and debossed decoration to front board. Previous library stamps and pen markings to endpapers; corner torn at page 248; pages are lightly soiled. Text block is soiled; previous library stamp to top edge; dust jacket flaps glued to front and rear pastedown. Inner hinges are cracked, but still hold. Boards are lightly soiled with rubbing and fraying to corners, edges and ends of spine. Dust jacket has rubbing, creasing, and curling to edges; spine shows sunning, creasing and curling; previous library stickers to spine and front cover. Dust jacket is covered in a protective mylar jacket.
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- Seller
- Atlanta Vintage Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 64137
- Title
- DAS MÖBELBUCH
- Author
- R. Bermphol
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- C. Bertelsmann
- Place of Publication
- Germany
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- Architecture & Design
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Atlanta Vintage Books
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Chamblee, Georgia
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
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