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The True History of the State Prisoner, Commonly Called The Iron Mask, Extracted from Documents in the French Archives by Dover, George Agar-Ellis
- Bookseller: Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC,ILAB
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 801
- Edition: Second edition.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: John Murray,
- Place: London:
- Date published: 1827.
- Pages: viii, 352 pp.
Description
London: : John Murray, , 1827. . Second edition. . 8vo, . half red morocco and marbled boards, gilt decorated spine panels. Corners and spine ends rubbed, inner hinge cracked, inscription to ffep, else very good. According to the author, the "Iron Mask' was an Italian named Hercules Anthony Mathhioli who served as a spy in the French court.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
Marbled boards : A hardcover book with a decorative, multi-colored paper on the outside covering.
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.
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.
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