Melanges Politiques I (Oeuvres Completes) by Chateaubriand
- Bookseller: High Barn Books
 (GB)
- Seller Inventory #: 13858
- Format: Hardback.
- Quantity available: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Adolphe Weissenbruch
- Date published: 1828
- Pages: 498 pp
Description
Adolphe Weissenbruch , 1828 . Hardback. . Good+ hardback, no dustwrapper. Front board loose (but taped), half title loose. Edgeworn and pages age-tanned. Neat ink inscription of previous owner on ffep. Text block is tight. A good binding copy. 8 x 11 cm quarter calf with gilt titles on spine and dark green marbled boards. Marbled page edges to match.
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.
dustwrapper : 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.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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.
calf : Leather binding made from calfskin. Most common form of leather binding.
half title : The leaf which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at times, the author's name and/or other information may appear.
ffep : Front free endpaper. Generally, the first page of a book.
age-tanned : Used to describe a light brown or tan color that paper can sometimes assume as a result of age.
binding copy : A copy of a book that requires rebinding. The covers may be detached or absent, but the text should still be complete, unless otherwise noted.
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