Book of Birds (Casket of Juveniles)
Description
New York: Blakeman & Mason. Embossed blue cloth with gilt pictorial design, some rubbing to extremities, sporadic foxing throughout but very clean and crisp internally. A lovely little book all about different varieties of birds accented with detailed engravings. Nice little book.. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Engravings. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket. 12mo : An abbreviation for duodecimo, a book size describing a book which is approximately 7 by 4.5 inches. gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example. crisp : A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp will not have 'well-read' pages, i.e., where the book will naturally open to certain pages or sections. Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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