Topeka: Pen and Camera Sketches
by Jackson, Mary E
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Bibliographic Details
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Geo W. Crane & Company
- Place: Topeka, Kansas
- Date published: 1890
Book Description
Topeka, Kansas: Geo W. Crane & Company, 1890. 192 pages; Blind stamped blue cloth over beveled boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine covers; Gilt remains bright and intact; Covers show some rubbing along the edges, with light wear at spine ends and corners (though cloth is not fraying); Covers show a few other light scuffs and smudges, though are mostly very clean; Inked name at top of front free end page; Front hinge (internal) is just a little loose, though volume remains fairly tight; Paper shows light age toning; There are a couple of small closed tears not affecting text or images and a couple of small chips; Volume is otherwise clean and intact.. First Edition. Cloth - Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket. 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. 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. 8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes. beveled : The boards of the book have been cut at an angle. hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open. Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. Closed tears : Tears in which no material has been lost.
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