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Pictorial Museum of Animated Nature and Companion for the Zoological Gardens by Knight, Charles
- Bookseller: Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC,ILAB
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 1158
- Book condition: Boards scuffed, inner hinge reinforced, a few areas of light staining to lower margin, a very good copy.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: n.d. [c 1860].
Description
n.d. [c 1860]. . Boards scuffed, inner hinge reinforced, a few areas of light staining to lower margin, a very good copy.. 4to, . London: The London Printing and Publishing Co., half morocco and cloth, gilt decorated spine. An extensive pictorial work on mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, mollusks and insects. Flowers, Gardening, Horticulture, Colour printing
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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