DE SENECTUTE by Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Translated by E. S. Shuckburgh
- Bookseller: Commonwealth Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 202106
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Norwood, MA : Privately printed by The Plimpton Press, 1931
Description
Norwood, MA : Privately printed by The Plimpton Press, 1931. 4to. Quarter black cloth over paper covered boards. 54 pp. Letter from Roger Amory tipped in (grandson of the dedicatee and mentioned in the dedication). Also an inscription from Amory’s mother to front free endpaper. Light shelfwear, with some light soiling to boards. Paper label to spine and front board toned. Light foxing to endpapers and occasional light foxing throughout. Cellotape to second blank where letter was tipped in. Occasional pencil marks in margins. Very good with faults as noted.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound 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.
front free endpaper : The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book. It may be plain or decorative.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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.
tipped in : used to describe something which has been glued into a book, for example a bookplate.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
shelfwear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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