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Napoleon and his Women Friends. Translated from the German by Eden and Cedar Paul by Aretz, Gertrude
- Bookseller: Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC,ILAB
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 620
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Company,
- Place: Philadelphia:
- Date published: 1927.
- Pages: 375 pp
Description
Philadelphia: : J.B. Lippincott Company, , 1927. . First edition. . 8vo, . Illustrated. blue cloth with gilt lettering. Extremities lightly rubbed, spine a little sunned, some pages uncut, on the whole very good.
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.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
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.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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