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THE YEAR OF SHAME...WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE BISHOP OF BERESFORD by Watson, William:
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London & New York: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1897.. Large octavo. Polished tan buckram, lettered in gilt. Frontis after a design by G.F. Watts. First edition, large paper issue. One of seventy- five copies, specially printed and bound. Crown of spine frayed, spine and edges darkened, usual offset to endsheets, internally very good.
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.
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 : 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.
buckram : A cloth made of cotton or linen which is used to cover a book.
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