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The University Club by Chenery, William L
- Bookseller: Greenberry House
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 002417
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Good
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: University Club
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1955
Description
New York: University Club, 1955. 92 pages, illustrated with handsome black and white drawings. History of a men's club with members graduated from certain American colleges. Brown cloth binding with illustrated front cover, black spine with gilt lettering, gray endpapers. Slight gilt loss to spine, some wear to cover edges, corners a little bumped, interior pages bright, former owner's address label on back fixed endpaper.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a 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.
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.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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