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In Quest of the Perfect Book : Reminiscences and Relections of a Bookman
de Orcutt, William Dana
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London (Albemarle Street): John Murray, 1926. 1st UK Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st UK edition, first printing. [xii], 318pp, with a colour plate frontispiece and numerous further monochrome plate illustrations, many appearing in print for the first time here. In strong buckram cloth boards extensive gilt decorations and lettering (very gently rubbed and rounded on corners and spine tips, spine a little sun-darkened). The cover is a modern adaption of the Grolier design used on Capella, by Enrico Monetti. Gift inscription, dated 1926, on front free endpaper, endpapers slightly toned, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. Attractive, lavishly produced, volume.
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- Librería
- BookAddiction
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 010726
- Título
- In Quest of the Perfect Book : Reminiscences and Relections of a Bookman
- Autor
- Orcutt, William Dana
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st UK Edition 1st Impression
- Editorial
- John Murray
- Lugar de publicación
- London (Albemarle Street)
- Fecha de publicación
- 1926
- Palabras clave
- Book Collecting, Book Design, Book trade,
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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nr Canterbury, Kent
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
