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FABLES...WITH FOUR DRAWINGS BY GILBERT SPENCER by Powys, T.F.:
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1929.. Large octavo. Polished buckram, gilt label, t.e.g. First edition, limited issue. One of seven hundred and fifty numbered copies, specially printed and bound, and signed by the author. Label rubbed, cloth a bit bowed, sunned and marked at edges; just a good copy.
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 cut into eight pages.
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.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
buckram : A cloth made of cotton or linen which is used to cover a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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