Lucifer by Powys, John Cowper
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London: : MacDonald, , [1956]. . 8vo, . Illustrated with woodcuts by Agnes Miller Parker. morocco backed cloth with gilt stamped decoration. Rubbing to spine ends, very light sunning to top edge of boards, o/w near fine. Limited to 560 numbered copies signed by the author. Agnes Miller Parker studied at the Glasgow school of Art. She did work for the Gregynog Press.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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.
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.
o/w : An abbreviation for otherwise
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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