Life in Danbury: A Brief but Comprehensive Record Carefully Compiled with a Pair of Eight Dollar Shears by Bailey, James M
- Bookseller: Schroeder's Book Haven
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: B0175
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Boston: Shepard & Gill, 1873. Hardcover. 303 pages.
Description
Boston: Shepard & Gill, 1873. Hardcover. 303 pages. . Donation label & pocket inside front board, o/w minimal library markings. Call number inked on spine. Green cloth with bright gilt titles and humorous embossed gilt decoration. Corners square. X-Lib VG/No Jacket. Clean, tight binding, some silverfish nibbles. Spine tips softened. .
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
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. Also known as the back.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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.
o/w : An abbreviation for otherwise
x-lib : An abbreviation for Ex-library former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of the library's use.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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