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The Floral World and Garden Guide by Hibberd, Shirley. [ed]
- Bookseller: Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC,ILAB
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 1161
- Book condition: Spine strip loose, upper cover spotted, small insect hole to ffep and frontis (not affecting image) inner hinge cracked, lacking
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1870.
Description
1870. . Spine strip loose, upper cover spotted, small insect hole to ffep and frontis (not affecting image) inner hinge cracked, lacking 1 plate, else a good clean copy.. 8vo, . London: Groombridge, green and gilt blind stamped cloth, a.e.g. A very good horticultural guide embellished with lovely colour printed plates. Flowers, Gardening, Horticulture, Colour printing, chromolithography
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.
cracked : In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate, revealing the stitching or binding underneath.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
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.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
ffep : Front free endpaper. Generally, the first page of a book.
plate : Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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