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by Antal, Frederick
- Bookseller: Thomas Rare Books
 (GB)
- Seller Inventory #: J712
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: V.g.
- Edition: 1st edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co
- Date published: 1947
Description
Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1947. 388pp. 160 plates with numerous black and white illustrations. Rear hinge cracked makint he book a little shaken otherwise a nice copy. 1st edition. Blue Buckram, Gilt. V.g.. small 4to.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
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, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
buckram : A cloth made of cotton or linen which is used to cover a book.
shaken : A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
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