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The Spirit and Splendour of Art Deco by Lesieutre, Alain
- Bookseller: WWW.HORSHAMRAREBOOKS.COM
 (GB)
- Seller Inventory #: 10087
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: London, Paddington Press, Two Continents, Publishing Group, 1974
Description
London, Paddington Press, Two Continents, Publishing Group, 1974 Very good red boards with black lettering to spine, 11.5 x 8.5 inches approx., gilt design to front board, corners a little bumped, gold and black illustrated dust jacket, chipped and worn to extremities with wear to the background, not clipped but creased to fold-in, black endpapers, no inscriptions, contents very good, 304 pages, fully illustrated in colour and black & white.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
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.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
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