THE STORY OF FAMOUS BOOKS
by Saunders, Frederick
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Crown chipped with loss, a bit of rubbing to the spine bands, all else fine
- Seller
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
London: Elliot Stock, 1887. First edition. From "The Book Lover's LIbrary" edited by Henry B. Wheatley. Crown chipped with loss, a bit of rubbing to the spine bands, all else fine. First edition. From "The Book Lover's LIbrary" edited by Henry B. Wheatley. Large Paper Copy (Sheet size 8 1/2"), xii, 208p. Extra-Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, 110 portraits, and an Autograph Letter signed by Thomas Moore. Bound by Ringer in full dark blue crushed morocco with marbled endpapers, t.e.g., the spine densely gilt, the covers with triple-ruled borders and a large ornate frame with decorative borders and cornerpieces, and initials "FE" in the upper right corner, dentelles. The Thomas Moore ALs is two pages on one sheet tipped in at page 160.
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- Bookseller
- First Folio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23558
- Title
- THE STORY OF FAMOUS BOOKS
- Author
- Saunders, Frederick
- Book Condition
- Used - Crown chipped with loss, a bit of rubbing to the spine bands, all else fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. From "The Book Lover's LIbrary" edited by Henry B
- Publisher
- Elliot Stock
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1887
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....