The Visconti Hours
by Millard Meiss and Edith W. Kirsch
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
George Braziller, 1972. Hardcover. Good. 1972. No Edition Remarks. 262 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Black cloth with gilt lettering and decorative slipcase. Colour illustrations throughout. Light marking and tanning to pages and text block edges. Minor creasing to gutters. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild marking and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Slipcase is moderately stained, scuffed and torn.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1673006854ADA
- Title
- The Visconti Hours
- Author
- Millard Meiss and Edith W. Kirsch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Braziller
- Date Published
- 1972
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...