JAMES NASMYTH ENGINEER: An Autobiography
de James Nasmyth edited by Samuel Smiles
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good +
- Librería
-
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Harper Brothers, 1883. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. xvii + 461 pages. Numerous illustrations and Illustrated frontis with tissue. 5 1/4 x 8 in. Red half morocco binding with marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine, 5 raised bands, top edge of text block gilt, end papers marbled. Condition of the book is GOOD+: wear to covers- esp. at spine edge, spine a bit more worn, front cover hinge cracked and cover almost detached, rear hinge starting to crack, light foxing to edges of text block, pages clean, binding tight.
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- Librería
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 2194
- Título
- JAMES NASMYTH ENGINEER
- Autor
- James Nasmyth edited by Samuel Smiles
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good +
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- Harper Brothers
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1883
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Memoirs;
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- 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,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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....
