Handbuch der technisch-chemischen Untersuchungen by Bolley, Dr. Pompejus Al
- Bookseller: Corner-Stone Bookshop
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 205792
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Fair
- Quantity available: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Arthur Felix
Description
Arthur Felix. Hardcover. 1865. German text. Roman type. Marbled edges, endpapers and covers. Leather spine and corner tips. Front cover coming detached. Signed by owner. Marked and stamped on title page. Text almost entirely free of markings. Some agestaining of pages. 8vo. 544 pp. . Fair.
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.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. 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.
Fair : is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. All defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
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